factor

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈfæktə/
/ˈfæktɚ/
Noun
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.

Example Sentences
  • The factor of the trading post bought the furs.
2 Definition

An agent or representative.

3 Definition

A commission agent.

4 Definition

A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.

5 Definition

A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.

6 Definition

One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.

Example Sentences
  • The economy was a factor in this year's budget figures.
7 Definition

Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.

Example Sentences
  • 3 is a factor of 12, as are 2, 4 and 6.
8 Definition

(causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.

Example Sentences
  • The launch temperature was a factor of the Challenger disaster.
9 Definition

A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.

10 Definition

A steward or bailiff of an estate.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).

2 Definition

(of a number or other mathematical object) To be a product of other objects.

3 Definition

(commercial) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.