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factor

  • noun
  • fact·or
  • /ˈfæk.təː/

An agent or representative; a reseller or distributor (sometimes with a private label); a consignee.

Other meanings

  1. A commission agent.

  2. A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.

Synonyms

  • agent

Example sentences

  • “All of these factors are important.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “They identified the risk factors.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “factor” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.