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factory BrE / ˈfæktri /  NAmE / ˈfæktri / Native audio playback is not supported. factory(noun)BrE / ˈfæktri /  NAmE / ˈfæktri / a building or group of buildings where goods are madea car factoryfactory workersa chocolate/cigarette/clothing factorya nuclear power planta manufacturing planta cotton/paper/textile/woollen milla brickworksa steelworksRaw materials were carried to the works by barge.a shipyarda car repair workshopan iron foundryExtra ExamplesHe works in a shoe factory.The factory closed down ten years ago.They had to close the factory down in the recession.a worker on the factory floorcapital to set up a ceramics factorythe factory farming of beef, pork and chickena chocolate/cigarette/clothing/soap factoryWord Originlate 16th cent. (originally referring to a place where traders did business in a foreign country): via Portuguese feitoria. The current sense is based on late Latin factorium, literally ‘oil press’.

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(noun) a car factoryfactory workersa chocolate/cigarette/clothing factorya nuclear power plant Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=factory This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	factory
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈfæktri / NAmE / ˈfæktri /
Example	a car factory factory workers a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory a nuclear power plant
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=factory
Content	factory (noun)BrE / ˈfæktri / NAmE / ˈfæktri / a building or group of buildings where goods are made a car factory factory workers a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory a nuclear power plant a manufacturing plant a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill a brickworks a steelworks Raw materials were carried to the works by barge. a shipyard a car repair workshop an iron foundry Extra Examples He works in a shoe factory. The factory closed down ten years ago. They had to close the factory down in the recession. a worker on the factory floor capital to set up a ceramics factory the factory farming of beef, pork and chicken a chocolate/cigarette/clothing/soap factory Word Origin late 16th cent. (originally referring to a place where traders did business in a foreign country): via Portuguese feitoria. The current sense is based on late Latin factorium, literally ‘oil press’.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Factory ˈfæktri Car Plant Noun Bre Workers Chocolate/Cigarette/Clothing

factory

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