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

Short-term financing provider Raistone asked for an independent examiner after the newly appointed independent directors at First Brands said they discovered some $2.3 billion in assets tied to third-party factoring arrangements was missing.

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One that the team is already factoring in as the winter progresses.

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By the 1960s, the prevailing wisdom was that offices should be designed with human needs in mind, factoring in light, noise, views and privacy to enhance performance.

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Previously, factoring in such records was a recommendation, not a requirement.

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And that’s even before factoring in forecasts that could see the biggest global supply surplus on record next year.

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