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factory

fac·to·ry
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fak-tuh-ree, -tree]
    • /ˈfæk tə ri, -tri/
    • /ˈfæktri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fak-tuh-ree, -tree]
    • /ˈfæk tə ri, -tri/

Definitions of factory word

  • noun plural factory a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods. 1
  • noun plural factory any place producing a uniform product, without concern for individuality: They call it a law school, but it's just a degree factory. 1
  • noun plural factory (formerly) an establishment for factors and merchants carrying on business in a foreign country. 1
  • noun factory A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine. 1
  • noun factory manufacturing site 1
  • noun factory mill 1

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Origin of factory

First appearance:

before 1550
One of the 31% oldest English words
From the Medieval Latin word factōria, dating back to 1550-60. See factor, -y3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Factory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

factory popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

factory usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for factory

noun factory

  • shop — a retail store, especially a small one.
  • firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
  • cooperative — A cooperative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits.
  • industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
  • workshop — a room, group of rooms, or building in which work, especially mechanical work, is carried on.

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