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The definition of factory
3 Definitions of: factory
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- noun, a) a building or group of buildings containing a plant assembly for the manufacture of goods b) (as modifier)
- noun, a trading station maintained by factors in a foreign country
- noun, (formerly) a main trading station for the exchange and transshipment of furs
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- noun, a plant or factory in Canada belonging to a company whose headquarters are in another country
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| Synonyms: | works, plant, mill, workshop, assembly line, shop floor, manufactory (obsolete) |
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of factory