making

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act or process of producing or creating something.

   The making of the film took almost three years.

2. 2
   noun

   The qualities needed to become a particular kind of person or thing.

   With more training, she has the makings of a great leader.

3. 3
   noun

   The things needed to make or do something.

   He bought all the makings for a hearty soup.

From Middle English making, from Old English macung (“making”), equivalent to make + -ing. Cognate with dated Dutch making (“making”), Old High German machunga.

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