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factoring

noun

Simple meaning

A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party at a discount.

Pronunciation

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faktering

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈfæktɚɪŋ

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Definition

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noun

  1. mathematics

    The process of rewriting an expression as the product of its factor.

  2. A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Formality
Technical

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The process of rewriting an expression as the product of its factor.

Used this way, factoring is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a mathematical use: it is defined precisely and belongs to working with figures and calculations rather than to ordinary conversation.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Mathematics
  • Geometry
  • Academic writing
  • Education/classroom

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

Nearby words

  • factorisation , rarer, so it draws attention

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • factornounBase word

    Anything that contributes causally to a result.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • factorynounDerived noun · specialist

    A plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing.

  • factorialnounDerived noun · specialist

    The product of all the integers up to and including a given integer.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: rewriting an expression as the product of its factor

factorizationfactorisationRare

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