factoring

[fak-ter-ing]

noun

1. Commerce.,  the business of purchasing and collecting accounts receivable or of advancing cash on the basis of accounts receivable.

2. the act or process of separating an equation, formula, cryptogram, etc., into its component parts.

factoring

/ ˈfæktərɪŋ /

noun

1. the business of a factor

2. the business of purchasing debts from clients at a discount and making a profit from their collection

Word History and Origins

Origin of factoring¹

factor + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Borrowing costs are factoring into Ms Carlson's thinking when it comes to the type of home that is feasible for her to purchase - the neighbourhood, the size, the quality of the builder.

From BBC

The 29-year-old says her cousin chose to hold her hen party in Spain, at a cost of about £300 per person for flights and accommodation, before factoring in spending money.

From BBC

All this will be factoring into Malle's thinking as she takes on the job of head of editorial content.

From BBC

However, he explains, there is also an economic problem factoring into drug-resistant infections - "how do you make drugs that have no commercial value?"

From BBC

This administrative perspective suggests that public acceptance concerns are factoring into policy decisions regarding vaccine development priorities.

From Los Angeles Times