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fac·to·ry (făḱtə-rē)

[Late Latin factōria, oil press, mill, and Medieval Latin factōria, establishment for factors, both from Latin factor, factor; see factor.]

noun: pl., -ries. 

    1. A building or group of buildings in which goods are manufactured; a plant.
    2. A vessel in which newly caught seafood is prepared for shipment and sale: a floating fish factory.
  2. A business establishment for commercial agents or factors in a foreign country.
  3. The source of prolific production: a rock group that was a hit-tune factory; a motel that served as an illegal drug factory.