factor

factor - noun

  • One who acts or transacts business for another: such as
  • One that lends money to producers and dealers (as on the security of accounts receivable)
  • A good or service (such as land, labor, or capital) used in the process of production
  • Gene
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

Usage examples

Examples: 'The word "factor" is important to learn.' 'Please use "factor" in your sentence.' 'Understanding "factor" helps with spelling.'

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Letter Values

F
9
A
1
C
4
T
21
O
15
R
21

Etymology

Middle English {it}factour{/it} "doer, perpetrator, commercial agent," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin {it}factor{/it} "maker, creator, perpetrator" (Medieval Latin, "commercial agent, broker"), from {it}fac-,{/it} stem of {it}facere{/it} "to make, bring about, perform, do" + {it}-tor,{/it} agent suffix {ma}{mat|fact|}{/ma}

Middle English factour "doer, perpetrator, commercial agent," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin factor "maker, creator, perpetrator" (Medieval Latin, "commercial agent, broker"), from fac-, stem of facere "to make, bring about, perform, do" + -tor, agent suffix

Word family

factors, factory