Factory
11factory — [fak′tə rē; ] often [ fak′trē] n. pl. factories [Fr factorie < facteur: see FACTOR] 1. a building or buildings in which things are manufactured; manufacturing plant 2. [< Port feitoria] a trading settlement maintained by factors …
12Factory — This article is about manufacturing plants and different kinds of factories. For other uses, see Factory (disambiguation). Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial… …
13Factory — Pour les articles homonymes, voir The Factory. La Factory était un atelier d artiste célèbre situé à New York, ouvert par Andy Warhol le 28 janvier 1964[1]. Le groupe The Velvet Underground s y produisit souvent. Le lieu servait à la production… …
14factory — n. 1) to manage, operate a factory 2) to open a factory 3) to close, shut down a factory 4) an automobile (AE), motorcar (BE); clothing; munitions; shoe; textile factory 5) at, in a factory (she works at/in a factory) * * * [ fækt(ə)rɪ] clothing… …
15factory — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large ▪ small ▪ modern ▪ abandoned (esp. AmE), disused (esp. BrE) ▪ aircraft …
16factory — 01. He worked on an assembly line in a [factory] for about a month, but the work was really boring, so he quit. 02. He got a job working in his uncle s leather [factory] punching holes in belts and shoes. 03. Today s chickens are raised in what… …
17factory */*/*/ — UK [ˈfæktrɪ] / US [ˈfækt(ə)rɪ] noun [countable] Word forms factory : singular factory plural factories a) a building or group of buildings where large quantities of goods are produced using machines She works in a factory. a car factory b) [only… …
18factory — /ˈfæktri / (say faktree), / təri/ (say tuhree) noun (plural factories) 1. a building or group of buildings, usually with equipment, where things are made. 2. an organisation, structure, person, etc., that produces something in large quantities:… …
19factory — fac|to|ry [ fækt(ə)ri ] noun count *** a building or group of buildings where large quantities of goods are produced using machines: She works in a factory. a car factory a. only before noun relating to a factory or working in a factory: factory… …
20factory — n. (pl. ies) 1 a building or buildings containing plant or equipment for manufacturing machinery or goods. 2 hist. a merchant company s foreign trading station. Phrases and idioms: factory farm a farm employing factory farming. factory farming a… …
