EGAVE

factor

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 80.63 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
    The factor of the trading post bought the furs.
  2. noun An agent or representative; a reseller or distributor (sometimes with a private label); a consignee.
  3. noun A commission agent. A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business. A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
  4. noun A commission agent.
  5. noun A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
  6. noun A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
  7. noun One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
    The greatest factor in the decision was the need for public transportation.
  8. noun Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
    3 is a factor of 12, as are 2, 4 and 6.

Similar words

agent factor in constituent component broker divisor factor out ingredient element working

Often followed by

in of is for that which to analysis and

Word family

factorable factored factoring factors factorship factorships

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