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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India needs plenty of Apple-like production facilities to lift manufacturing share of GDP (currently at 16% compared with China’s hefty 26%) as well as to provide quality jobs for millions of young people entering the job market each year.
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Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
In 1679, the first such facility opened in London, modeled on Ottoman designs with a central cold bath, alcoves containing warm baths, and a sweating room.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 May 2025
Perhaps most notable about the agencies’ accusations is that the hackers targeted 10,000 security cameras in countries bordering Ukraine, including at border crossings, military facilities, and train stations.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 24 May 2025
Other conditions for moving to the second phase are for the new government to take custody of detention facilities housing Islamic State fighters and to move forward on absorbing a U.S.-backed Kurdish force into the Syrian army.
—Abby Sewell, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
In 1679, the first such facility opened in London, modeled on Ottoman designs with a central cold bath, alcoves containing warm baths, and a sweating room.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 May 2025
Perhaps most notable about the agencies’ accusations is that the hackers targeted 10,000 security cameras in countries bordering Ukraine, including at border crossings, military facilities, and train stations.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 24 May 2025
Other conditions for moving to the second phase are for the new government to take custody of detention facilities housing Islamic State fighters and to move forward on absorbing a U.S.-backed Kurdish force into the Syrian army.
—Abby Sewell, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facility. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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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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