factor

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/ˈfæktə/ English

Definitions

noun

A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.“The factor of the trading post bought the furs.”
An agent or representative.
A commission agent.
A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.

verb

To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
(of a number or other mathematical object) To be a product of other objects.
(commercial) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.

Related words

Synonyms

agent factor in constituent component broker divisor factor out ingredient element working contribution contribute qualification rating input enabler

Associated

socioeconomic receptor transcription statewide journals organize protein differentiation determining comparison gene factors

Rhymes

benefactor actor malefactor chemical reactor tractor ham actor reactor subcontractor nuclear reactor chiropractor

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