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raw

US /rɑ/

adjective Target · B2 Sản xuất & chất lượng

Definition

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The price of raw materials has risen sharply over the past year.

Word Family

NounNoun
raw gốc rawness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
raw gốc
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Synonyms

  • unprocessednot refined or processed
  • uncookednot cooked
  • crudea dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

Collocations

  • Easy raw fish salad
    describing raw fish salad (informal terms for nakedness)
  • Medium source high-grade raw materials
    to source high-grade raw materials, meaning to get (a product) from another country or business
  • Hard synthesize raw data into strategic insights
    to synthesize raw data into strategic insights, meaning to combine so as to form a more complex, product
  • Very Hard get a raw deal from the suppliers
    to obtain, receive, or reach regarding a raw deal from the suppliers

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