nonmanufacture en · NOUN
Etymology
From non- + manufacture.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Absence of manufacture.
By reason of nonmanufacture in Canada, the price of the article when imported was unreasonably high (manufacturing price about $10, resale price, depending upon the quantity, between $37.50 and $46).
1958, United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary, Recordation of Patent Agreements - a Legislative History, page 17: