factory

Forms

Plural: factories

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
- History has shown that, even without cheap labor, factories run perfectly well.
2.A police station.(slang)
- Two months ago I did work experience in a factory.
- I work in a factory.
3.A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
- Radio became a star factory for journalists.
4.A factory farm.
- Two months ago I did work experience in a factory.
- I work in a factory.

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1.Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.(colloquial)
- See how there's another layer of metal there? That's not factory.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2559

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Uncommon
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Related words

Synonyms

mill

Word family

fact

Etymology

Probably from factor + -y, although in noun sense 1 (“a place where manufacturing takes place”) apparently influenced strongly by association with Classical Latin fact-, the past participial stem of faciō (“to make”); compare manufactory and Latin factōrium (“an oil press”). In noun sense 8 (“a trading establishment”), originally after Portuguese feitoria. In noun sense 9 (“an invoice or inventory”), probably after obsolete Dutch facture (“bill”); see facture.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

AdjectiveAdjective×A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.