factor
Pronunciation:
/ˈfæktə//ˈfæktɚ/noun
Definitions
A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
Example: The factor of the trading post bought the furs.
An agent or representative.
A commission agent.
A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
verb
Definitions
To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
(of a number or other mathematical object) To be a product of other objects.
(commercial) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.