Definitions for factory
ˈfæk tə ri, -trifac·to·ry

factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory(noun)
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

factory(Noun)
A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
Etymology: From factoria, from factor. Probably via a Romance language; compare Italian fattoria, Spanish factoría, Portuguese feitoria.
factory(Noun)
The position or state of being a factor.
Etymology: From factoria, from factor. Probably via a Romance language; compare Italian fattoria, Spanish factoría, Portuguese feitoria.
factory(Noun)
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
Etymology: From factoria, from factor. Probably via a Romance language; compare Italian fattoria, Spanish factoría, Portuguese feitoria.
factory(Noun)
A device which produces or manufactures something.
Etymology: From factoria, from factor. Probably via a Romance language; compare Italian fattoria, Spanish factoría, Portuguese feitoria.
factory(Noun)
In a computer program or library, a function or method which creates an object.
Etymology: From factoria, from factor. Probably via a Romance language; compare Italian fattoria, Spanish factoría, Portuguese feitoria.

Factory(noun)
a house or place where factors, or commercial agents, reside, to transact business for their employers
Etymology: [Cf. F. factorerie.]
Factory(noun)
the body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain to a British factory
Etymology: [Cf. F. factorerie.]
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
Etymology: [Cf. F. factorerie.]

Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial site, usually consisting of buildings and machinery, or more commonly a complex having several buildings, where workers manufacture goods or operate machines processing one product into another. Factories arose with the introduction of machinery during the Industrial Revolution when the capital and space requirements became too great for cottage industry or workshops. Early factories that contained small amounts of machinery, such as one or two spinning mules, and fewer than a dozen workers have been called "glorified workshops. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production. Large factories tend to be located with access to multiple modes of transportation, with some having rail, highway and water loading and unloading facilities. Factories may either make discrete products or some type of material continuously produced such as chemicals, pulp and paper or refined oil products. Factories manufacturing chemicals are often called plants and may have most of their equipment, consisting of tanks, pressure vessels, chemical reactors and pumps and piping located outdoors and are operated by personnel in control rooms. Oil refineries are similar to chemical plants in that most equipment is outdoors.

factory
A place where a considerable number of factors reside; as Lisbon, Leghorn, Calcutta, &c. Factory comprehends the business of a firm or company, as that of the India Company at Canton, or the Hudson's Bay Fur Company in North America.

factory
A type of building and property created and designed for a specific purpose.
The factory was located near the village.
Submitted by MaryC on March 2, 2020

factory
The factory symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the factory symbol and its characteristic.

Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'factory' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2314
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'factory' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1900
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'factory' in Nouns Frequency: #747

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of factory in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of factory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Natacha Alpert:
We are calling 3-D printing almost like your personal factory, if the consumer can produce at home, where are brands going to stay in that picture?
Amar Hanspal:
They're trying to double the capacity of what they can build with the same number of people, the biggest issue for them has been the part of the factory that's least automated.
Alexander Gerlakh:
I see how people are living and how needy they are now. They're losing their jobs, and many families are cutting back on spending to finance loans. People cannot pay, jobs are being lost in all industries except food. Just next to our factory is a factory that produces parts for railway engines. The buyers have no money to pay and they cannot afford to buy the raw materials to fulfill their orders. It's a chain ... Whole sectors are moving into a period of stagnation.
Whenever Bustelo:
Facebook is a big factory of envy, it's kind of related to fashion magazines, in the overwhelming visual display of lives, homes, clothes, and possessions.
Junichi Makino:
Factory output lacks strength in July-September due to sluggish exports of cars and electric machinery, if consumer spending fails to pick up, the government may compile a supplementary budget.