raw materials

Definitions

Basic substances or materials used in the primary production or manufacturing of goods.

Unprocessed natural resources, such as timber, ore, or oil, that have not yet been converted into finished products.

Examples

The factory imports raw materials from overseas to manufacture its furniture.

Rising costs of raw materials have forced the company to increase the prices of its finished goods.

Synonyms

crude materials unprocessed goods primary commodities base resources feedstock

Antonyms

finished products manufactured goods processed items final products consumer goods