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factoring

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verb

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

noun

  1. A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.
  2. The process of factorization.

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