factory

A1
Pronunciation
/ˈfæktəɹi/
/ˈfæktəɹi/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.

Synonyms
fondaco tradepost trading post
2 Definition

The position or state of being a factor.

3 Definition

A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.

Synonyms
manufactory
4 Definition

A device which produces or manufactures something.

5 Definition

A factory farm.

Example Sentences
  • chicken factory; pig factory
6 Definition

In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.

7 Definition

A police station.

Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

(of a configuration, part, etc.) Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.

Example Sentences
  • See how there's another layer of metal there? That's not factory.