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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China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.
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Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
The floating creatures bloom in fluorescent green swirls that soak up carbon dioxide emitted by factories and power plants all over the world.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
If this estate is a Wonka’s factory for grown-ups, then Bernardini is the twinkle-eyed maestro creating fantastical concoctions of delight and wonder, while the waterfall pours out Dom Perignon 2015, not chocolate.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Newsweek reached out to Hyundai, which operates the Georgia factory, for comment outside of regular hours.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
The floating creatures bloom in fluorescent green swirls that soak up carbon dioxide emitted by factories and power plants all over the world.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
If this estate is a Wonka’s factory for grown-ups, then Bernardini is the twinkle-eyed maestro creating fantastical concoctions of delight and wonder, while the waterfall pours out Dom Perignon 2015, not chocolate.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Newsweek reached out to Hyundai, which operates the Georgia factory, for comment outside of regular hours.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Factory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factory. Accessed 18 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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