Definitions for factoryˈfæk tə ri, -tri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fac•to•ryˈfæk tə ri, -tri(n.)(pl.)-ries.
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
(formerly) an establishment in a foreign country where factors carried on their business.
Category: Business
Origin of factory:
1550–60; factor , + -y3
fac′to•ry•like`(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory(noun)
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
factory(noun)ˈfæk tə ri, -tri
a large building where a product is made
a shoe/cosmetic/firework etc. factory; factory workers
Wiktionary
factory(Noun)
A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
factory(Noun)
The position or state of being a factor.
factory(Noun)
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
factory(Noun)
A device which produces or manufactures something.
factory(Noun)
In a computer program or library, a function or method which creates an object.
Origin: From factoria, from factor. Probably via a Romance language; compare Italian fattoria, Spanish factoría, Portuguese feitoria.
Webster Dictionary
Factory(noun)
a house or place where factors, or commercial agents, reside, to transact business for their employers
Factory(noun)
the body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain to a British factory
Factory(noun)
a building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a manufactory; as, a cotton factory
Translations for factory
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
factory(noun)
a workshop where manufactured articles are made in large numbers
a car factory; (also adjective) a factory worker.
- fabriekAfrikaans
- مَصْنَعArabic
- работилницаBulgarian
- fábricaPortuguese (BR)
- továrna, závod; továrníCzech
- die FabrikGerman
- fabrik; fabriks-Danish
- εργοστάσιοGreek
- fábricaSpanish
- tehasEstonian
- کارخانهFarsi
- tehdasFinnish
- usineFrench
- מִפעָלHebrew
- कारखानाHindi
- tvornica; tvornickiCroatian
- gyárHungarian
- pabrikIndonesian
- verksmiðjaIcelandic
- fabbricaItalian
- 工場Japanese
- 공장Korean
- fabrikasLithuanian
- fabrika; rūpnīca; fabrikas-; rūpnīcas-Latvian
- kilangMalay
- fabriekDutch
- fabrikk, verk, brukNorwegian
- fabrykaPolish
- کارخانهPersian
- فابريكه، چارځاىPashto
- fábricaPortuguese
- fabrică; uzinăRomanian
- заводRussian
- továreň; továrenskýSlovak
- tovarnaSlovenian
- fabrikaSerbian
- fabrikSwedish
- โรงงานThai
- fabrikaTurkish
- 工廠Chinese (Trad.)
- фабрика, заводUkrainian
- کارخانہUrdu
- nhà máy; xí nghiệpVietnamese
- 工厂Chinese (Simp.)
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