facility
noun
fa·cil·i·ty
fə-ˈsi-lə-tē 
plural facilities
1
: the quality of being easily performed
2
: ease in performance : aptitude
has a great facility for writing
3
: readiness of compliance
4
a(1)
: something that makes an action, operation, or course of conduct easier
—usually used in plural
facilities for study
The resort has a wide range of facilities for young and old alike.
(2)
: lavatory sense 2
—often used in plural
b
: something (such as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose
Examples of facility in a Sentence
The facilities are at the end of the corridor.
He had a great facility for writing.
He had great facility with words.
She handled the crisis with facility.
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The claim was filed in November in a UK High Court dealing with commercial issues by Libyan Foreign Bank, a unit of the Central Bank of Libya known as LFB, over loans taken out against a 2001 credit facility that Zimbabwe has allegedly failed to honor, court documents show.
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William Clowes, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
The facility sits inside the new Advanced Driving Simulation Center on the university’s Campus Inffeldgasse.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
In early January, the city council voted to purchase a new facility in northwest Loveland, contingent on a third party being selected to operate the facility as a homeless shelter.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
In Tuesday’s report, Ossoff’s staff describe speaking with the attorney of an immigrant detainee who gave birth in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and was separated from her breastfeeding infant for several months.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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William Clowes, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
The facility sits inside the new Advanced Driving Simulation Center on the university’s Campus Inffeldgasse.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
In early January, the city council voted to purchase a new facility in northwest Loveland, contingent on a third party being selected to operate the facility as a homeless shelter.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
In Tuesday’s report, Ossoff’s staff describe speaking with the attorney of an immigrant detainee who gave birth in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and was separated from her breastfeeding infant for several months.
—Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facility. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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facility
noun
fa·cil·i·ty
fə-ˈsil-ət-ē
plural facilities
1
: freedom from difficulty : ease
handled with facility
2
: skill and ease in doing something
a great facility for writing well
3
a
: something that makes an action, operation, or activity easier
—usually used in plural
facilities for study
b
: something (as a hospital) that is put up for a particular purpose
Medical Definition
facility
noun
fa·cil·i·ty
fə-ˈsil-ət-ē
plural facilities
1
: the quality of being easily performed
2
: ease in performance : aptitude
3
: something (as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose
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