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The correct spelling is factor.
How to pronounce factor
/ˈfæktə/
nounIPA: /ˈfæktə/
Say it like: Fac-tor
The correct spelling is factor. A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization. For example: "The factor of the trading post bought the furs."
Usage Examples
“The factor of the trading post bought the furs.”
“The economy was a factor in this year's budget figures.”
“3 is a factor of 12, as are 2, 4 and 6.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
- 2.An agent or representative.
- 3.A commission agent.
- 4.A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
- 5.A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
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.
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