FACTOR

n. 1 constituent, ingredient, element, part, particular, piece, component; circumstance, consideration, aspect, fact, influence, determinant, cause Which factors contributed to the decline of Mayan civilization? 2 agent, representative, proxy, middleman, intermediary, deputy, go-between Our company has a factor handling all our exports 3 banker, financier, backer, moneylender, lender The factors lent us money to buy the stock needed to fill the orders