noun Download 🔗Share A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization. Examples : "The factor of the trading post bought the furs." person business organization job work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An agent or representative. Examples : "The shipping company uses local factors to deliver packages in rural areas. " business job person organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A commission agent. Examples : "The textile mill used factors to sell their fabric to retailers across the country. " business job commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business. Examples : ""Because the bank wouldn't lend him money, John sought out factors who were willing to invest in his new restaurant." " business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable. Examples : "The company is a factor that helps small businesses by buying their outstanding invoices. " business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result. Examples : "Several factors, including studying hard and getting enough sleep, contributed to her good grades. " element aspect situation event outcome business economy math science statistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole. Examples : "3 is a factor of 12, as are 2, 4 and 6." math number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence. Examples : "The launch temperature was a factor of the Challenger disaster." phenomena science process system outcome condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production. Examples : "The success of the school project depended on several factors, including student effort and teacher guidance. " economy business finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A steward or bailiff of an estate. Examples : "The Highland laird relied heavily on his factors to manage the vast estates and collect rents from the tenant farmers. " property job business agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly). Examples : "You can factor the number 12 into 2, 2, and 3. " math number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a number or other mathematical object) To be a product of other objects. Examples : "We can factor the number 12 into 3 times 4. " math number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (commercial) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect. Examples : "The small business decided to factor its invoices to improve its cash flow. " business finance commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
