factory outlet

American  

noun

1. a store that sells factory-made goods directly to consumers for less than current retail prices.

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factory outlet British  

noun

1. a usually low-rent site leased by a factory to sell its end-of-line or damaged stock direct to the customer at reduced prices

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Example Sentences

Some 400 state and federal agents had gathered outside the sprawling $7.6bn factory complex, which is about half an hour from the city of Savannah, before entering the site at around 10:30 on Thursday.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

The powerful natural gas explosion leveled one building and heavily damaged another at the Palmer factory complex in West Reading.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Hyundai employees have started driving finished cars out of the factory complex and parking those that could not be delivered to customers because space inside had filled up, he said.

From Reuters • Jun. 11, 2022

Entering its fourth day, the strike protesting soaring fuel costs halved production at Hyundai Motor's biggest factory complex on Thursday and has disrupted shipments for a range of companies including steelmaking giant POSCO.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2022

The next morning Mrs. Bedlow led Lyddie down the street past all the corporation boardinghouses to the bridge that led to the factory complex.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson