factory

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈfæktəri/ or /ˈfæktri/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular factory

Plural factories

A factory

1. (countable) A factory is a building where lots of things are made.

   This factory makes one hundred cars every day.

2. (idiomatic) A factory is anything that makes other things, especially if it makes a really large amount of things.