factory
noun
Simple meaning
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
faktereeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfæktɚi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
attributive
The original state of an electronic device, as it was when it came from the manufacturer.
A factory farm.
programming
In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
ukslang
A police station.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
Used this way, factory is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use factory
- “The new car factory employs many people in the town.”noun
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