FACTORY


Meaning of FACTORY in English

fac ‧ to ‧ ry S2 W2 /ˈfækt ə ri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural factories ) [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: factoria , from Latin factor ; ⇨ ↑ factor 1 ]

a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities, using machines:

a car factory

factory workers

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COLLOCATIONS

■ NOUN + factory

▪ a car/textile/shoe etc factory

There is a large car factory where many of the local people work.

■ factory + NOUN

▪ a factory worker

The factory workers are threatening to go on strike.

▪ a factory owner

The factory owner placed a large order for some new equipment.

▪ a factory manager

He held the position of factory manager.

▪ a factory inspector (=an official whose job is to check that laws or rules related to factories are being obeyed)

Factory inspectors reported that safety precautions had been ignored.

▪ the factory gates (=the entrance to a factory)

A crowd of protesters had gathered outside the factory gates.

■ verbs

▪ open a factory

The company has just opened a new factory in Swindon.

▪ close/shut (down) a factory

The factory was closed down in 2006.

▪ work in a factory

Donna works in a shoe factory.

▪ a factory produces/makes something

The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour.

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THESAURUS

▪ factory a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities, using machines:

She works in a chocolate factory.

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a clothing factory

▪ plant a large factory where cars, chemicals, or energy is produced:

Local residents are protesting about the new nuclear power plant.

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a car plant

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a nuclear power plant

▪ facility a factory. Facility is often used instead of factory in business English:

The new production facility is one of the most up-to-date in the area.

▪ works used in the following compounds to describe a factory that produces a particular thing: a steelworks/ironworks/brickworks/a chemical/cement works/a printing works

▪ mill a factory that produces paper, cotton, or cloth:

a paper mill

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The textile mill has been converted into luxury flats.

▪ shipyard a place where ships are built or repaired:

The vessel was built in the Kobe shipyard.

▪ foundry a factory where metal is made into things using ↑ mould s :

Mandela’s statue was cast here in a local foundry.

▪ sweatshop disapproving a small factory where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money:

The company was fined for selling goods produced in sweatshops.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.