- a building or group of buildings containing a plant assembly for the manufacture of goods
- (as modifier): a factory worker
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fac•to•ry /ˈfæktəri/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -ries.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
fac•to•ry
(fak′tə rē, -trē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries.
fac′to•ry•like′, adj.
- a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- any place producing a uniform product, without concern for individuality:They call it a law school, but it's just a degree factory.
- Business(formerly) an establishment for factors and merchants carrying on business in a foreign country.
- Medieval Latin factōria. See factor, -y3
- 1550–60
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factory /ˈfæktərɪ/ n ( pl -ries)