factories

/F AE1 K T ER0 IY0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.

  2. 2

    The position or state of being a factor.

  3. 3

    A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.

  4. 4

    A device which produces or manufactures something.

  5. 5

    A factory farm.

    โ€œchicken factory; pig factoryโ€

  6. 6

    In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.

  7. 7

    A police station.

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