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factory

[fak-tuh-ree, -tree]

noun

plural

factories 
  1. a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.

  2. any place producing a uniform product, without concern for individuality.

    They call it a law school, but it's just a degree factory.

  3. (formerly) an establishment for factors and merchants carrying on business in a foreign country.



factory

/ ˈfæktərɪ /

noun

    1. a building or group of buildings containing a plant assembly for the manufacture of goods

    2. ( as modifier )

      a factory worker

  1. rare,  a trading station maintained by factors in a foreign country

  2. (formerly) a main trading station for the exchange and transshipment of furs

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • factorylike adjective
  • subfactory noun
  • factory-like adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of factory1

From the Medieval Latin word factōria, dating back to 1550–60. See factor, -y 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of factory1

C16: from Late Latin factorium ; see factor
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Example Sentences

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Shipments have yet to resume from Nexperia’s factories in Europe and China, the people said.

"I know that everyone at the factory is working incredibly hard and they are focussed," he said.

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Only about 15% of what it sells in the U.S. is sourced regionally, mostly from factories in North America.

Picture a future where factories can create materials and chemical compounds more quickly, at lower cost, and with fewer production steps.

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In a message on the social network Telegram, Maduro said he was mobilizing the military, police and a civilian militia to defend Venezuela's "mountains, coasts, schools, hospitals, factories and markets."

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