non-manufacturing
/ˌnɒn.mæn.jəˈfæk.tʃə.rɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːn.mæn.jəˈfæk.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)
non-manufacturing — adjective
1. describing companies, jobs, or parts of the economy that do not produce physical
describing companies, jobs, or parts of the economy that do not produce physical goods in factories — typically services like banking, healthcare, retail, or technology.
Tyler works in the non-manufacturing sector, helping clients design websites for small bakeries.
collocation: non-manufacturing sector
Most jobs in Iris's city are now non-manufacturing roles, such as nursing and software support.
common attributive use with abstract nouns: roles, jobs, employment
The report compared wages in factories with wages in non-manufacturing industries like hotels and law firms.
Andrés moved his savings into shares of large non-manufacturing companies after the factory closed.
The survey tracks monthly activity in non-manufacturing businesses, including restaurants, banks, and delivery firms.
- service-sector
narrower; specifically services rather than the full non-factory range
- tertiary
formal economics term for the service part of the economy
- manufacturing
the direct opposite — making physical goods in factories
- industrial
broader opposite; covers factory production and heavy industry
文法句型
non-manufacturing + noun
用法筆記
Only used before a noun (attributive); you cannot say 'this company is non-manufacturing'. Common in economic, business, and statistical writing where the contrast with factory-based industries matters.