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factory

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. factory (noun)
  2. factory committee (noun)
  3. factory farm (noun)
  4. factory lumber (noun)
  5. factory mutual (noun)
  6. factory ship (noun)
  7. factory system (noun)
  8. whale factory ship (noun)

fac·to·ry

noun \ˈfak-t(ə-)rē\
plural fac·to·ries

Definition of FACTORY

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>
— fac·to·ry·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
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Examples of FACTORY

  1. She got a job in the factory.
  2. <the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs>

First Known Use of FACTORY

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