foundry

noun

found·​ry ˈfau̇n-drē 

plural foundries

1

: an establishment where founding is carried on

2

: the act, process, or art of casting metals

Examples of foundry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Momenta is part of a wave of companies making their debut on the Hong Kong exchange this week, alongside Apple supplier Luxshare and semiconductor foundry Nexchip, adding momentum to the local tech IPO market. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 8 July 2026

For decades, Saarland’s foundries and furnaces belched black into the sky. — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026

It was cast by the same foundry in London, Whitechapel Bell Foundry, that produced the original bell in 1752, now housed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. — Daily News, 4 July 2026

Export controls have blocked Huawei and China’s leading chipmakers from access to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools and leading-edge foundry capacity around which the frontier semiconductor roadmap is organized. — Mark Greeven, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French fondrie, fonderie, from fond-, base of fondre "to cast, found entry 5" + -rie, -erie -ery

First Known Use

1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

foundry

noun

found·​ry ˈfau̇n-drē 

plural foundries

: a building or factory where metals are cast