factor
/ˈfæktə/
A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
The factor of the trading post bought the furs.
An agent or representative.
A commission agent.
A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
The economy was a factor in this year's budget figures.
Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
3 is a factor of 12, as are 2, 4 and 6.
(causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
The launch temperature was a factor of the Challenger disaster.
A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
A steward or bailiff of an estate.