[{"word":"factors","phonetic":"/ˈfæktəz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈfæktəz/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈfæktɚz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The factor of the trading post bought the furs."},{"definition":"An agent or representative.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A commission agent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The economy was a factor in this year's budget figures."},{"definition":"Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"3 is a factor of 12, as are 2, 4 and 6."},{"definition":"(causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The launch temperature was a factor of the Challenger disaster."},{"definition":"A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A steward or bailiff of an estate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a number or other mathematical object) To be a product of other objects.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(commercial) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/factor","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/factors"]}]