factory

ˈfæk.tə.ɹi

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#1·8h ago

(UK, slang) A police station.

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#2·8h ago

A device or process that produces or manufactures something.

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#3·8h ago

A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.

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

Origin: Probably from , although in apparently influenced strongly by association with , the of faciō; compare manufactory and . In , originally after . In , probably after obsolete ; see facture. Compare , ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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