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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More than 300 of those detained were South Korean nationals working at the factory, which is co-owned by South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution and auto company Hyundai.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Hours earlier, the government announced that some 300 South Koreans who were detained in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid last Thursday on the Hyundai-LG joint factory in southern Georgia will return to Korea on a chartered flight following negotiations with the US.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
These solutions are looking at all kinds of events that can adversely impact a supply chain – port strikes, a fire at an upstream factory, and, of course, severe weather events.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
South Korea’s foreign minister headed to the US on Monday as the fallout widened from last week’s immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery factory in Georgia.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Hours earlier, the government announced that some 300 South Koreans who were detained in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid last Thursday on the Hyundai-LG joint factory in southern Georgia will return to Korea on a chartered flight following negotiations with the US.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
These solutions are looking at all kinds of events that can adversely impact a supply chain – port strikes, a fire at an upstream factory, and, of course, severe weather events.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
South Korea’s foreign minister headed to the US on Monday as the fallout widened from last week’s immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery factory in Georgia.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Factory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factory. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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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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