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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.

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

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

Factory a body of factors, or workers, 1702.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.factoryfactory - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
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

factory
noun works, plant, mill, workshop, assembly line, shop floor, manufactory (obsolete) He owned furniture factories in New York.
Translations
factory [ˈfæktərɪ]
A. Nfábrica f
B. CPD factory farm Ngranja f de cría intensiva
factory farming Ncría f intensiva
factory floor Nfábrica f
workers on the factory floortrabajadores mpl de fábrica
factory floor opinionopinión f de los obreros
factory inspector Ninspector(a) m/f de trabajo
factory ship Nbuque m factoría
factory work Ntrabajo m de fábrica
factory worker Nobrero/a m/f industrial

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 nélevage 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 nmagasin m d'usine
factory ship nnavire-usine m

factory
nFabrik f; (plant also) → Werk nt

factory:
Factory Act
nArbeitsschutzgesetz nt
factory farm
nindustrieller Viehzuchtbetrieb, Großmästerei f
factory farming
nindustriell betriebene Viehzucht
factory hand
nFabrikarbeiter(in) m(f)
factory inspector
nGewerbeaufsichtsbeamte(r) m, → Gewerbeaufsichtsbeamtin f
factory outlet (store)
n (esp US) → Factoryoutlet-Laden m, → Fabrikverkauf m
factory price
nFabrikpreis m
factory ship
nFabrikschiff nt
factory shop
n (Brit) → Factoryoutlet-Laden m, → Fabrikverkauf m
factory worker
nFabrikarbeiter(in) m(f)

factory [ˈfæktrɪ]
2. adj (inspector, work) → di fabbrica

factory [ˈfæktrɪ]
2. adj (inspector, work) → di fabbrica

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

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


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It was during the happy period of his employment in the factory that George had seen and married his wife.
SOME Workingmen employed in a shoe factory went on a strike, saying: "Why should we continue to work to feed and clothe our employer when we have none too much to eat and wear ourselves?
But neither from the brush-maker, who had come to Shoe Lane only ten years ago, when the factory was already built, nor from any other source within his reach, could Silas learn anything of the old Lantern Yard friends, or of Mr.
 
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