factory

fac·to·ry  (fkt-r)

n. pl. fac·to·ries

1.

a. A building or group of buildings in which goods are manufactured; a plant.

b. A vessel in which newly caught seafood is prepared for shipment and sale: a floating fish factory.

2. A business establishment for commercial agents or factors in a foreign country.

3. The source of prolific production: a rock group that was a hit-tune factory; a motel that served as an illegal drug factory.

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[Late Latin factria, oil press, mill, and Medieval Latin factria, establishment for factors, both from Latin factor, factor; see factor.]

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factory [ˈfæktərɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Business / Commerce)

a.  a building or group of buildings containing a plant assembly for the manufacture of goods

b.  (as modifier) a factory worker

2. (Business / Commerce) Rare a trading station maintained by factors in a foreign country

3. Canadian (formerly) a main trading station for the exchange and transshipment of furs

[from Late Latin factorium; see factor]

factory-like  adj

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Factory a body of factors, or workers, 1702.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

factory - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill assembly plant - a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product auto factory, automobile factory, car factory - a factory where automobiles are manufactured cannery - a factory where food is canned chemical plant - an industrial plant where chemicals are produced closed-circuit television - a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater) conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyor, conveyer, transporter - a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) foundry, metalworks - factory where metal castings are produced lumbermill, sawmill - a mill for dressing logs and lumber paper mill - a mill where paper is manufactured industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" assembly line, production line, line - mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it shop floor - workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines; "the productive work is done on the shop floor" stamp mill, stamping mill - a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps steel factory, steel mill, steel plant, steelworks - a factory where steel is made sweatshop - factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry textile mill - a factory for making textiles uptime - a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use

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factory

noun works, plant, mill, workshop, assembly line, shop floor, manufactory (obsolete) He owned furniture factories in New York.

Translations

factory [ˈfæktərɪ]

A. N → fábrica f

B. CPD factory farm N → granja f de cría intensiva
factory farming N → cría f intensiva
factory floor N → fábrica f
workers on the factory floor → trabajadores mpl de fábrica
factory floor opinion → opinión f de los obreros
factory inspector N → inspector(a) m/f de trabajo
factory ship N → buque m factoría
factory work N → trabajo m de fábrica
factory worker N → obrero/a m/f industrial

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factory [ˈfæktəri]

n (industrial) → usine f; (smaller-scale) → fabrique f
weapons factory → usine m d'armement
furniture factory → fabrique f de meubles

modif
factory worker → ouvrier/ière m/f
factory owner → propriétaire mf d'usine
Factory Acts npl (British) ensemble des lois qui régissait les conditions de travail dans les usines au XIXe siècle
factory farming n → élevage m industriel
factory floor n
the factory floor (= workers) → les ouvriers mpl (= workshop) → l'usine f
on the factory floor → dans les ateliers
factory outlet factory shop n → magasin m d'usine
factory ship n → navire-usine m

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factory

n → Fabrik f; (plant also) → Werk nt

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factory:

Factory Act

n → Arbeitsschutzgesetz nt

factory farm

n → industrieller Viehzuchtbetrieb, Großmästerei f

factory farming

n → industriell betriebene Viehzucht

factory hand

n → Fabrikarbeiter(in) m(f)

factory inspector

n → Gewerbeaufsichtsbeamte(r) m, → Gewerbeaufsichtsbeamtin f

factory outlet (store)

n (esp US) → Factoryoutlet-Laden m, → Fabrikverkauf m

factory price

n → Fabrikpreis m

factory ship

n → Fabrikschiff nt

factory shop

n (Brit) → Factoryoutlet-Laden m, → Fabrikverkauf m

factory worker

n → Fabrikarbeiter(in) m(f)

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factory [ˈfækt/ərɪ]

1. n → fabbrica, stabilimento

2. adj (inspector, work) → di fabbrica

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factory [ˈfækt/ərɪ]

1. n → fabbrica, stabilimento

2. adj (inspector, work) → di fabbrica

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factory

n factory [ˈfӕktəri]

a workshop where manufactured articles are made in large numbers a car factory; (also adjective ) a factory worker. fabriek مَصْنَع работилница továrna, závod; tovární fabrik; fabriks- die Fabrik εργοστάσιο fábrica tehas کارخانه tehdas usine מִפעָל कारखाना tvornica; tvornicki gyár pabrik verksmiðja fabbrica 工場 공장 fabrikas fabrika; rūpnīca; fabrikas-; rūpnīcas- kilang fabriek fabrikk, verk, bruk fabryka fábrica fabrică; uzină завод továreň; továrenský tovarna fabrika fabrik โรงงาน fabrika 工廠 фабрика, завод کارخانہ nhà máy; xí nghiệp 工厂

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factory → مصنع továrna fabrik Fabrik εργοστάσιο fábrica tehdas usine tvornica fabbrica 工場 공장 fabriek fabrikk fabryka fábrica фабрика fabrik โรงงาน fabrika nhà máy 工厂