factory

CEFRA2

/ˈfæk.tə.ɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A building where goods are made by machines and workers.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A device or process that produces or manufactures something.

Examples

  • Gradually factory workers have been displaced by machines.

  • Thanks to the technological innovation, the maximum output of the factory has doubled.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A police station.

  2. A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.

  3. A factory farm.

More examples

In context

  • The supervisor enforced the rules here in this factory.

  • History has shown that, even without cheap labor, factories run perfectly well.

  • factory settings; factory defaults; a factory reset

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Origin

noun

Probably from factor + -y, although in noun sense 1 (“a place where manufacturing takes place”) apparently influenced strongly by association with Classical Latin fact-, the past participial stem of faciō (“to make”); compare manufactory and Latin factōrium (“an oil press”). In noun sense 8 (“a trading establishment”), originally after Portuguese feitoria. In noun sense 9 (“an invoice or inventory”), probably after obsolete Dutch facture (“bill”); see facture. Compare Dutch factorij, Middle French factorie, Spanish factoría.