n.
Pronunciation: ' fak-t( ə -)r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Date: 1582
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>
– fac · to · ry · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective