Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

factoring

/fˈæktɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: fac-tor-ing
IPA: /fˈæktɚɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.

noun

The process of rewriting an expression as the product of its factor.

verb

present participle and gerund of factor

Inflected Forms

factorings (plural)

Derived Forms

crowdfactoring

Frequently Paired Words

factorization

Synonyms

factorization factorisation

Questions

How do you pronounce factoring?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈæktɚɪŋ/.
What does factoring mean?: A financial transaction whereby a business sells its accounts receivable to a third party (called a factor) at a discount.

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