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factors

The correct spelling is factors.

How to pronounce factors

noun

IPA: /ˈfæktəz/

Say it like: Fac-tor-s

The correct spelling is factors. 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. 1.A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
  2. 2.An agent or representative.
  3. 3.A commission agent.
  4. 4.A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
  5. 5.A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.

verb

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

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