automaker
pronunciation
How to pronounce automaker in British English:
UK [ˈɔ:təʊmeɪkə(r)]
How to pronounce automaker in American English:
US [ˈɔtoʊmeɪkə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles
Word Origin
- automaker (n.)
- "manufacturer of automobiles," 1925, from auto + maker.
Example
- 1. The troubled us automaker filed for bankruptcy last week .
- 2. Ad campaign has a japanese automaker presented such a generous gift .
- 3. The automaker 's midsize sonata also earned a marginal roof rating before it was redesigned .
- 4. So product strategy has become one of the core contents of an automaker .
- 5. Gm aims to double deliveries in the country to 5 million by 2015 , kevin wale , the automaker 's china president , said on dec. 21 .