factory
noun
fac·to·ry
ˈfak-t(ə-)rē 
plural factories
1
: a station where factors reside and trade
a colonial factory
2
a
: a building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing
b
: the seat of some kind of production
the vice factories of the slums
Examples of factory in a Sentence
She got a job in the factory.
the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Knock-on effects of the strike have reverberated far beyond Boeing’s West Coast factories.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
Crystal outlined a number of sustainability advancements earlier this year in its annual sustainability report, including significantly improving water resource and wastewater management in its denim factory in Cambodia, dropping freshwater intensity per piece by around 30 percent.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
One major Boeing jet, the 787 Dreamliner, is manufactured at a nonunion factory in South Carolina.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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factory
noun
fac·to·ry
ˈfak-t(ə-)rē
plural factories
: a building or set of buildings equipped for manufacturing
Etymology
from early French factorie "a place where business is carried on," derived from Latin factor "one that does or makes," from factus, past participle of facere "to make, do" — related to fashion, manufacture
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