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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
/ ˈæəɪ /
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
- ˈڲٴǰ-ˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ڲt·· adjective
- ܲ·ڲt· noun plural subfactories
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of factory1
Example Sentences
The tariffs are an effort to encourage factories and jobs to return to the US.
Designed for warehouses and factories, the KR1 does not have legs.
The factory opened in 1917, with the chocolate digestive launched eight years later.
China has always been known as the world's factory - but it has been pouring billions into becoming a far more advanced one.
The story touches on matters of body image and sexual autonomy within their community of immigrant women, who are often shown toiling inside a garment factory amid the sweltering summer heat of 1987.
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