how to pronounce factories

/ˈfæktɚiːz/

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factories is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of factories in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… down the factories that were polluting …”

meanings of factories

noun:

Plural of factory.

factories frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word factories occurs in english on average 3.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.