factory

[ fak-tuh-ree, -tree ]

/ ˈfæk tə ri, -tri /

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noun, plural fac·to·ries.

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.

Origin of factory

From the Medieval Latin word factōria, dating back to 1550–60. See factor, -y³

OTHER WORDS FROM factory

fac·to·ry·like, adjective sub·fac·to·ry, noun, plural sub·fac·to·ries.

Words nearby factory

factorage, factorial, factorial experiment, factoring, factorize, factory, factory farm, factory outlet, factory price, factory ship, factotum

Example sentences from the Web for factory

The cameraman was reporting on the factory catching fire when the inevitable happened.

Fireworks Factory Explodes in Colorful Burst |The Daily Beast Video |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Haloid spent nearly 15 years and $75 million developing prototype copiers, even building a factory in 1954 far ahead of demand.

Pioneers in Printing |The Daily Beast |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For decades afterward, the profession remained mostly female and was considered less valuable labor than, say, factory work.

Finally, Home Care Workers Start Fighting Back |Monica Potts |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
By 1980, the Glock family was living atop their factory, making curtain rods as well as weapons.

Glock Family Goes Down, Guns Blazing |Brandy Zadrozny |October 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

While Gaston designed firearms, the rest of the family kept the factory going.

Glock Family Goes Down, Guns Blazing |Brandy Zadrozny |October 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At the factory he flung himself into the affairs of the firm with a zeal that at times bordered on officiousness.

Quin |Alice Hegan Rice
The group of houses is Eleusis, now an Albanian settlement, and the chimneys belong to a factory where olive-oil soap is made.

The Near East |Robert Hichens
The farmer or the fisherman can digest, even thrive upon, food which would be deadly for a woman working in a factory.

Euthenics, the science of controllable environment |Ellen H. Richards
Robert followed, and saw her safe out of the garden, but did not return to the factory.

Robert Falconer |George MacDonald
The evidence of this fact can be seen in any factory during the season of cheese-making.

Hints on cheese-making |Thomas Day Curtis

British Dictionary definitions for factory

factory

/ (ˈfæktərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

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

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

Derived forms of factory

factory-like, adjective

Word Origin for factory

C16: from Late Latin factorium; see factor

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factory

noun, plural fac·to·ries.

Origin of factory

OTHER WORDS FROM factory

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Example sentences from the Web for factory

British Dictionary definitions for factory

noun plural -ries

Derived forms of factory

Word Origin for factory

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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factory

noun, plural fac·to·ries.

Origin of factory

OTHER WORDS FROM factory

Words nearby factory

Words related to factory

Example sentences from the Web for factory

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noun plural -ries

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