The difference between Factory and Fondaco

When used as nouns, factory means a trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country, whereas fondaco means a type of inn, especially as the residence of a merchant or trader.


Factory is also adjective with the meaning: having come from the factory in the state it is currently in.

check bellow for the other definitions of Factory and Fondaco

  1. Factory as a noun (obsolete):

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

  2. Factory as a noun (now, _, rare):

    The position or state of being a factor.

  3. Factory as a noun:

    A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.

  4. Factory as a noun:

    A device which produces or manufactures something.

  5. Factory as a noun (programming):

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

  1. Factory as an adjective (colloquial, of a configuration, part, etc.):

    Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.

    Examples:

    "See how there's another layer of metal there? That's not factory."

  1. Fondaco as a noun (historical, Italian, _, contexts):

    A type of inn, especially as the residence of a merchant or trader; a trading post, a trading factory.

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