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
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She got a job in the factory.
the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
By replacing Chinese factories, America’s small businesses will help bind the world to Washington.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Joint operations by the Civil Police and the Health Surveillance Agency have led to the closure of four clandestine factories and the arrest of 41 people, according to a statement by the government of São Paulo.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
The club were founded in 1938 by employees at a textile factory and named after their company’s emblem — the bare-faced ibis, a bird native to South America.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 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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