halvfabrikat

Swedish

pig iron (tackjärn) is an intermediate good

Etymology

halv +‎ fabrikat

Noun

halvfabrikat n

1. an intermediate good, a producer good, a semi-finished product (processed industrial product intended to be further processed)

Usage notes

Also used of food products, where something that needs to be cooked further (like dry pasta) is a halvfabrikat, as opposed to a ready-to-eat helfabrikat (for example a ready meal).

Declension

Declension of halvfabrikat

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	halvfabrikat	halvfabrikats
	definite	halvfabrikatet	halvfabrikatets
plural	indefinite	halvfabrikat	halvfabrikats
	definite	halvfabrikaten	halvfabrikatens

See also

• helfabrikat (“manufactured good”)
• råvara (“raw material”)

References

• halvfabrikat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• halvfabrikat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)