of goods at a factory
1factory gate — UK US noun ► PRODUCTION, COMMERCE the entrance to a factory. This is used especially to describe the price of goods when they leave the factory before any retail profit or additional costs such as transport: »The price of goods leaving the… …
2factory-gate — UK US noun ► PRODUCTION, COMMERCE the entrance to a factory. This is used especially to describe the price of goods when they leave the factory before any retail profit or additional costs such as transport: »The price of goods leaving the… …
3factory — fac‧to‧ry [ˈfæktri] noun factories PLURALFORM [countable] MANUFACTURING a large building or group of buildings where goods are made, using large industrial machinery and usually employing many people: • The owner wouldn t comment on the factory… …
4factory-gate price — or factory gate charge noun The price of goods calculated by the seller exclusive of freight charges to the buyer • • • Main Entry: ↑factory * * * factory gate price UK US noun [countable] [singular factory gate price …
5Factory — Fac to*ry, n.; pl. {Factories} ( r[i^]z). [Cf. F. factorerie.] 1. A house or place where factors, or commercial agents, reside, to transact business for their employers. The Company s factory at Madras. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. The body of… …
6Factory leg — Factory Fac to*ry, n.; pl. {Factories} ( r[i^]z). [Cf. F. factorerie.] 1. A house or place where factors, or commercial agents, reside, to transact business for their employers. The Company s factory at Madras. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. The body… …
7factory floor — same as ↑shop floor (see under ↑shop). • • • Main Entry: ↑factory * * * noun the factory floor : the part of a factory where products are made There s talk on the factory floor [=among the ordinary workers in the factory] about a possible strike …
8factory shop — noun A shop attached to a factory, esp for selling surplus or damaged stock • • • Main Entry: ↑factory * * * ˈfactory shop 7 [factory shop] (BrE) ( …
9Factory (trading post) — Factory was an English term for trading posts established by Europeans and Americans to exchange goods with non Western societies. The head of the factory was called a factor. The best known examples were those in Native American Indian territory …
10factory floor — n the factory floor a) the area in a factory where goods are made b) the ordinary workers in a factory, rather than the managers on the factory floor ▪ There s been a lot of talk on the factory floor (=among the ordinary workers) about more… …
