Factor

Definition - Noun
[Medieval Latin, doer, maker, agent, from Latin, maker, from facere to do, make]
1  : one who acts or transacts business for another: as
a  : a commercial agent who buys or sells goods for others on commission
b  : one that lends money to producers and dealers (as on the security of accounts receivable)
2  : a person or thing that actively contributes to the production of a result <a difference in salary based on a ~ other than sex>



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