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factory
[ fak-tuh-ree, -tree ]
noun
- a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- any place producing a uniform product, without concern for individuality:
They call it a law school, but it's just a degree factory.
- (formerly) an establishment for factors and merchants carrying on business in a foreign country.
factory
/ ˈfæktərɪ /
noun
- a building or group of buildings containing a plant assembly for the manufacture of goods
- ( as modifier )
a factory worker
- rare.a trading station maintained by factors in a foreign country
- (formerly) a main trading station for the exchange and transshipment of furs
Derived Forms
- ˈfactory-ˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- facto·ry·like adjective
- sub·facto·ry noun plural subfactories
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of factory1
Example Sentences
With her husband earning only $38,000 a year at a nearby factory, and rent in nearby apartments costings hundreds of dollars more than they now pay, the stress can be overwhelming.
He also claimed some baby milk products were branded and priced differently despite being made in the same factory with the same ingredients.
Dishonourably discharged in 2000, McDonald worked briefly in a supermarket and at a factory packing chickens but soon began committing fraud.
Using patterns from the era, “Lots of the headscarves in the factory were also crocheted.”
The Hull factory employs about 1,300 people, having recruited more than 600 over the past 12 months.
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