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factory outlet

 
 
noun [C] (also factory store, also UK factory shop) COMMERCE

Definition

a store that sells goods that come directly from the factory more cheaply than those sold in retail stores
(Definition of factory outlet noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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