Definitions for factoring
factoring
fac·tor·ing
Spelling: [fak-ter-ing]
IPA: /ˈfæk tər ɪŋ/
Factoring is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.
You can make 570 anagrams from letters in factoring (acfginort).
Definitions for factoring
noun
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Commerce. the business of purchasing and collecting accounts receivable or of advancing cash on the basis of accounts receivable.
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the act or process of separating an equation, formula, cryptogram, etc., into its component parts.
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one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
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Mathematics. one of two or more numbers, algebraic expressions, or the like, that when multiplied together produce a given product; a divisor:
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Biochemistry. any of certain substances necessary to a biochemical or physiological process, especially those whose exact nature and function are unknown.
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a business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
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a person who acts or transacts business for another; an agent.
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an agent entrusted with the possession of goods to be sold in the agent's name; a merchant earning a commission by selling goods belonging to others.
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a person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
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factor of production.
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Scot. the steward or bailiff of an estate.
Verb phrases
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factor in/into, to include as an essential element, especially in forecasting or planning:
verb (used with object)
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Mathematics. to express (a mathematical quantity) as a product of two or more quantities of like kind, as 30 = 2·3·5, or x 2 − y 2 = (x + y) (x − y).
Compare expand (def 4a).
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to act as a factor for.
verb (used without object)
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to act as a factor.
Origin of factoring
factor + -ing1
Examples for factoring
Synagogues were counted by factoring both the number in that same ASARB report and also the number listed on Citysearch.com.
Back when Roman Polanski won for The Pianist, did you feel the same way about not factoring in sexual matters?
factoring in time for edits, that gave him only three months.