factory
noun
fac·to·ry ˈfak-t(ə-)rē 
plural factories
1
: a station where factors reside and trade
a colonial factory
2
a
: a building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing
b
: the seat of some kind of production
the vice factories of the slums
factorylike
ˈfak-t(ə-)rē-ˌlīk
adjective 
Synonyms
- manufactory
- mill
- plant
- shop
- works
- workshop
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Example Sentences
She got a job in the factory. the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs
Recent Examples on the Web Honda and LG Energy Solution also announced a joint venture to build a $4.4 billion battery factory, reports The New York Times. 
Devika Rao, The Week, 12 Sep. 2022 Which auto company is rumored to be planning to build a new $4.4 billion factory in Ohio to make batteries for electric vehicles? Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 Honda has also partnered with Korean electronics maker LG to build a $4.4 billion factory in the US to supply its future EVs with solid-state batteries. Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2022 Taiwan’s largest chipmaker, TSMC, is planning to build a $12 billion factory in Arizona in coming years, which will help cement economic ties between the U.S. and Taiwan in spite of Beijing’s objections. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 That said, this is expected to change in the coming years, as the company is rumored to be announcing plans to build a battery factory in America in the coming months. Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 26 Aug. 2022 Even Volkswagen has jumped on the wagon, releasing a plan on Aug. 23 to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Canada, which would allow its EVs to comply with the IRA’s local sourcing requirements for car buyers to qualify for tax credits. Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz, 25 Aug. 2022 Initial plans to build a lithium battery factory there have also been shelved. Dalton Bennett, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 In 2014, the MBTA selected a Chinese company that far underbid competitors to build an assembly factory in Springfield and deliver hundreds of new Orange and Red Line cars. Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Devika Rao, The Week, 12 Sep. 2022 Which auto company is rumored to be planning to build a new $4.4 billion factory in Ohio to make batteries for electric vehicles? Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 Honda has also partnered with Korean electronics maker LG to build a $4.4 billion factory in the US to supply its future EVs with solid-state batteries. Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2022 Taiwan’s largest chipmaker, TSMC, is planning to build a $12 billion factory in Arizona in coming years, which will help cement economic ties between the U.S. and Taiwan in spite of Beijing’s objections. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 That said, this is expected to change in the coming years, as the company is rumored to be announcing plans to build a battery factory in America in the coming months. Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 26 Aug. 2022 Even Volkswagen has jumped on the wagon, releasing a plan on Aug. 23 to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Canada, which would allow its EVs to comply with the IRA’s local sourcing requirements for car buyers to qualify for tax credits. Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz, 25 Aug. 2022 Initial plans to build a lithium battery factory there have also been shelved. Dalton Bennett, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 In 2014, the MBTA selected a Chinese company that far underbid competitors to build an assembly factory in Springfield and deliver hundreds of new Orange and Red Line cars. Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
fact(or) entry 1 + -ory entry 1; in sense 1 after Portuguese feitoria; in sense 2 perhaps short for manufactory
First Known Use
1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing factory
Kids Definition
factory
noun
fac·to·ry ˈfak-tə-rē
ˈfak-trē
plural factories
: a place where products are manufactured
factories
noun
as in mills
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs Synonyms & Similar Words
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- mills
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- shops
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- workshops
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- sweatshops
- workplaces
- studios
- workrooms
- ateliers
- yards