factor

/ˈfæktə//ˈfæktɚ/

noun

1
A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
“The factor of the trading post bought the furs.”
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.
6
One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
“The economy was a factor in this year's budget figures.”
7
Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
“3 is a factor of 12, as are 2, 4 and 6.”
8
(causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
“The launch temperature was a factor of the Challenger disaster.”
9
A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
10
A steward or bailiff of an estate.

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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