Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Nonmanufacturing /nänˌ-mănˌ-yəf-ăk'-chẽr-ĭng/ · Non·man·u·fac·tur·ing · IPA /nˌɑnmˌænjəfˈæktʃərɪŋ/ 01 a. Not carrying on manufactures. 1. Not carrying on manufactures.