factoring

American  

[fak-ter-ing] / ˈfæk tər ɪŋ /

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.

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factoring British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of factoring

factor + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Even factoring in unemployment payments, we now have $1,600 less to spend each month.

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How are you factoring in these consumer changes with your restaurants?

From The Wall Street Journal

Goldman expects WTI to average $98 in March and $105 in April, saying the market is factoring in the possibility that strong U.S. exports will keep the price gap with Brent wide.

From The Wall Street Journal

The SPV then paid the auto-parts retailer to acquire its expected payments, a type of lending known as factoring, court filings show.

From The Wall Street Journal

And that was before factoring in a big project that’s drawing nearer.

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