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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 Word Forms
- facto·ry·like adjective
- sub·facto·ry noun plural subfactories
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of factory1
Example Sentences
Japanese car maker Nissan said earlier this month that it will cut another 11,000 jobs globally and shut seven factories as it shakes up the business in the face of weak sales.
He worked in a factory before he became a human rights lawyer and politician.
Will Trump’s tariffs force local factories to close?
"I've applied for factories, care work, hospital work - anything to just get a job to support me and my son," says 20-year-old mum Libby.
When you’re at a talk show desk, the idea of going to Geneva and getting into an altercation with somebody at a chocolate bunny factory just sounds amazing.
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