Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made, treated, or sold to be used in a finished product.
- adjective Partially finished.
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- adjective Partially
finished
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Examples
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Imports of copper, copper alloy and semifinished copper products fell 6.7% from a year earlier to 344,558 metric tons.
China Trade Surplus Narrowed in December Aaron Back 2011
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Downstairs was a semifinished basement, where the kids played and where, during the day, Sandy homeschooled her children.
The Sins of Brother Curtis Lisa Davis 2011
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Chinese production is "vulnerable because of high energy costs", and a large portion of its exports have been of semifinished goods made out of aluminum that was imported and then transformed into more valuable products like bars and strips, he said.
Alcan Proves Costly to Rio Tinto John W. Miller 2012
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Bloomberg As Turkish manufacturers produce more, they also import more because they rely on semifinished components.
Turkey's Economy Surged 11% in Quarter Marc Champion 2011
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Mr. Tung said his company, which ships finished and semifinished goods ranging from toys to garments to the West from Asia, hasn't decided whether to cut its capacity for next year and will continue to reviewtrading conditions.
Europe Crisis Hits Shippers Joanne Chiu 2011
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Downstairs was a semifinished basement, where the kids played and where, during the day, Sandy homeschooled her children.
The Sins of Brother Curtis Lisa Davis 2011
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Turkey's current-account deficit is a chronic weakness for the economy, primarily because the country's manufacturing sector—the key engine for export growth—relies on large quantities of imported raw materials and semifinished products in order to produce.
Turkish Trade Deficit Widens Marc Champion 2011
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Preliminary data provided by the General Administration of Customs showed China imported 364,240 tons of copper, copper alloy and semifinished products in January, an increase of 5.7% from December and a rise of 25% from the same month a year earlier.
Strong Chinese Imports Propel Copper To Record Matt Whittaker 2011
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From there, holders of the steel contracts will be able to receive physical delivery of steel, this time in the form of billet, a semifinished steel product used to build skyscrapers and bridges.
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Prices for intermediate goods — which are semifinished goods like lumber or flour that require further processing — rose 1.2% last month, following a 0.5% increase in September.
Wholesale Prices Climb Only Slightly Conor Dougherty 2010
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