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• present participle of factor.

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

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Example Sentences

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factoring

The company continues to anticipate adjusted total sales growth of over 4.5%, factoring in a forecast for adjusted organic sales growth of more than 3.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

After factoring rest rules that include hours-of-service limits, typically 11 or 12 hours, the utilization rate of the truck falls to 40%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Still, it thinks investors may want to see results from drilling the Nestor natural-gas prospect and progress in development work before factoring in the full value of the project.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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

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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