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fac·to·ry
(făk′tə-rē)n. pl. fac·to·ries
1.
a. A building or group of buildings in which goods are manufactured; a plant.
b. See factory ship.
2. A business establishment for commercial agents or factors in a foreign country.
3. The source of prolific production: a rock group that was a hit-tune factory; a motel that served as an illegal drug factory.
[Late Latin factōria, oil press, mill, and Medieval Latin factōria, establishment for factors, both from Latin factor, factor; see factor.]
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factory
(ˈfæktərɪ)n, pl -ries
1. (Commerce)
a. a building or group of buildings containing a plant assembly for the manufacture of goods
b. (as modifier): a factory worker.
2. (Commerce) rare a trading station maintained by factors in a foreign country
3. Canadian (formerly) a main trading station for the exchange and transshipment of furs
[C16: from Late Latin factorium; see factor]
ˈfactory-ˌlike adj
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fac•to•ry
(ˈfæk tə ri, -tri)n., pl. -ries.
1. a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
2. (formerly) an establishment in a foreign country where factors carried on their business.
fac′to•ry•like`, adj.
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factory
- Originally a place where traders did their business in another country, based on Latin factorium, "an oil press" (for olive oil).See also related terms for olive oil.
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Factory
a body of factors, or workers, 1702.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
factory
– works – mill – plant1. 'factory'
A building where machines are used to make things is usually called a factory.
I work in a cheese factory.
He visited several factories which produce domestic electrical goods.
2. 'works'
A place where things are made or where an industrial process takes place can also be called a works. A works can consist of several buildings and may include outdoor equipment and machinery.
There used to be an iron works here.
After works you can use either a singular or plural form of a verb.
The sewage works was closed down.
Engineering works are planned for this district.
3. 'mill'
A building where a particular material is made is often called a mill.
He worked at a cotton mill.
4. 'plant'
A building where chemicals are produced is called a chemical plant.
There was an explosion at a chemical plant.
A power station can also be referred to as a plant.
They discussed the re-opening of the nuclear plant.
manufacture
– factory1. 'manufacture'
Manufacture refers to the process of making goods using machines. Manufacture is an uncountable noun.
The chemical is used in the manufacture of plastics.
2. 'factory'
Don't use 'manufacture' to refer to a building where machines are used to make things. Use factory.
She works at the chocolate factory.
See factory - works - mill - plant
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| Noun | 1. |  factory - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturingassembly plant - a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product cannery - a factory where food is canned chemical plant - an industrial plant where chemicals are produced closed-circuit television - a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater) conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyor, conveyer, transporter - a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) foundry, metalworks - factory where metal castings are produced lumbermill, sawmill - a mill for dressing logs and lumber paper mill - a mill where paper is manufactured industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" assembly line, production line, line - mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it shop floor - workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines; "the productive work is done on the shop floor" stamp mill, stamping mill - a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps sweatshop - factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry textile mill - a factory for making textiles uptime - a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use |
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factory
noun works, plant, mill, workshop, assembly line, shop floor, manufactory (obsolete) He owned furniture factories in New York.
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factory
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Translations
továrnatovárnízávodfabrika
fabrikfabriks-
tehdas
tvornica
gyár
verksmiîja
工場
공장
fabrikas
fabrikafabrikas-rūpnīcarūpnīcas-
továrenský
tovarna
tvornica
fabrik
โรงงาน
nhà máy
工厂工廠
factory
[ˈfæktərɪ]A. N → fábrica f
B. CPD factory farm N → granja f de cría intensiva
factory farming N → cría f intensiva
factory floor N → fábrica f
workers on the factory floor → trabajadores mpl de fábrica
factory floor opinion → opinión f de los obreros
factory inspector N → inspector(a) m/f de trabajo
factory ship N → buque m factoría
factory work N → trabajo m de fábrica
factory worker N → obrero/a m/f industrial
factory farming N → cría f intensiva
factory floor N → fábrica f
workers on the factory floor → trabajadores mpl de fábrica
factory floor opinion → opinión f de los obreros
factory inspector N → inspector(a) m/f de trabajo
factory ship N → buque m factoría
factory work N → trabajo m de fábrica
factory worker N → obrero/a m/f industrial
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
factory
[ˈfæktəri] n (industrial) → usine f; (smaller-scale) → fabrique f
weapons factory → usine m d'armement
furniture factory → fabrique f de meubles
weapons factory → usine m d'armement
furniture factory → fabrique f de meubles
modif
factory worker → ouvrier/ière m/f
factory owner → propriétaire mf d'usineFactory Acts npl (British) ensemble des lois qui régissait les conditions de travail dans les usines au XIXe sièclefactory farming n → élevage m industrielfactory floor n
the factory floor (= workers) → les ouvriers mpl (= workshop) → l'usine f
on the factory floor → dans les ateliersfactory outlet factory shop n → magasin m d'usinefactory ship n → navire-usine m
factory worker → ouvrier/ière m/f
factory owner → propriétaire mf d'usineFactory Acts npl (British) ensemble des lois qui régissait les conditions de travail dans les usines au XIXe sièclefactory farming n → élevage m industrielfactory floor n
the factory floor (= workers) → les ouvriers mpl (= workshop) → l'usine f
on the factory floor → dans les ateliersfactory outlet factory shop n → magasin m d'usinefactory ship n → navire-usine m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
factory
factory
:Factory Act
n → Arbeitsschutzgesetz nt
factory farm
n → industrieller Viehzuchtbetrieb, Großmästerei f
factory farming
n → industriell betriebene Viehzucht
factory hand
n → Fabrikarbeiter(in) m(f)
factory inspector
n → Gewerbeaufsichtsbeamte(r) m, → Gewerbeaufsichtsbeamtin f
factory outlet (store)
n (esp US) → Factoryoutlet-Laden m, → Fabrikverkauf m
factory price
n → Fabrikpreis m
factory ship
n → Fabrikschiff nt
factory shop
n (Brit) → Factoryoutlet-Laden m, → Fabrikverkauf m
factory worker
n → Fabrikarbeiter(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
factory
(ˈfӕktəri) – plural ˈfactories – noun a workshop where manufactured articles are made in large numbers. a car factory; (also adjective) a factory worker.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
factory
→ مَصْنَع továrna fabrik Fabrik εργοστάσιο fábrica tehdas usine tvornica fabbrica 工場 공장 fabriek fabrikk fabryka fábrica фабрика fabrik โรงงาน fabrika nhà máy 工厂Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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