raw material

1. 1.

   material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

   Synonymsstaple

   Broadermaterial

   Narrowerfeedstock

Questions about raw material

What does raw material mean?

raw material means "material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing".

What is another word for raw material?

Close synonyms include staple. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.