- present participle of factor.
factoring
Americannoun
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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.
noun
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the business of a factor
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the business of purchasing debts from clients at a discount and making a profit from their collection
Etymology
Origin of factoring
Example Sentences
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That is the argument for factoring strategic investments into free cash flow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Even after factoring in risks related to operational and manufacturing execution, Bernstein forecasts over $40 billion in revenue for Celestica in 2027, exceeding consensus expectations of $35.5 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Blockbuster US jobs figures last week have pushed up bets on a Fed increase -- the CME Group's FedWatch tool factoring a more than 60 percent chance of such a move.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Fortescue and Mineral Resources are most impacted when factoring in current iron-ore prices and freight rates, it says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
It took ten minutes for him to re-create the solution he’d figured out with Mr. Keeney, this time factoring in the actual spacing between the two rock pillars which had been missing until now.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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