factor

n. १ (a person that acts or transacts business for another; an agent; a commercial agent) अडत्या (पु.) cf. representative २ (something that contributes to the production of a result as an element, circumstance or an influence) घटक (पु.), साधन (न.), कारक (पु.) ३ कारण (न.) (as in : bull factor तेजीचे कारण)