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factory

fac·to·ry [ fáktəree ] (plural fac·to·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
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 ( often used before a noun )
a factory worker

2. productive place: a place or organization that produces a particular thing regularly and in some quantity ( informal )
As far as popular music was concerned, it was a hit factory.

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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