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Word entry · 6 letters

factor

Best crossword clue

"Contributing element"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfæk.təː/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acfortStarts with FEnds with R2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. resolve into factors

Word origin

From Middle French facteur, from Latin factor (“a doer, maker, performer”), from factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”).

Used in a sentence

  • The factor of the trading post bought the furs.
  • My factor sends me word, a merchant's fled / That owes me for a hundred tun of wine.
  • Motor factors — Good factors will stock all of the more important components which wear out relatively quickly.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Contributing element6 letters
02One contributing part6 letters

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