factorage

[ fak-ter-ij ]
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noun
  1. the action or business of a factor.

  2. the allowance or commission paid to a factor.

Origin of factorage

1
First recorded in 1605–15; factor + -age

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How to use factorage in a sentence

  • The factorage system appears to have been introduced in Virginia around 1625, and was actually a part of the consignment system.

  • The Revolution cut the connection between England and the Virginia planters, but the factorage system was not destroyed.

British Dictionary definitions for factorage

factorage

/ (ˈfæktərɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. the commission payable to a factor

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