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| fac·to·ry [ fáktəree ] (plural fac·to·ries) |
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1. building where goods are manufactured: a building or complex of buildings where goods are manufactured on a large scale using machinery or automation, e.g. an automobile assembly plant
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 a factory worker
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2. productive place: a place or organization that produces a particular thing regularly and in some quantity
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 As far as popular music was concerned, it was a hit factory.
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3. commerce place abroad where agents did business: formerly, a place where business was carried out abroad by commercial agents factors, especially a trading station
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