Phrase guide

factor of production

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A resource used to produce goods and services, such as labor, land, or capital.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: фактор на производството (faktor na proizvodstvoto) — resource used for production
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生產要素 /生产要素 (shēngchǎn yàosù) — resource used for production
  • Dutch: productiefactor — resource used for production
  • Finnish: tuotannontekijä — resource used for production
  • French: facteur de production — resource used for production
  • Georgian: წარმოების მამოძრავებელი ძალა (c̣armoebis mamoʒravebeli ʒala) — resource used for production
  • German: Produktionsfaktor — resource used for production
  • German: Inputfaktor — resource used for production
  • Polish: czynnik produkcji — resource used for production
  • Portuguese: fator de produção — resource used for production
  • Portuguese: fator produtivo — resource used for production
  • Russian: фа́ктор произво́дства (fáktor proizvódstva) — resource used for production
  • Spanish: factor productivo — resource used for production
  • Spanish: factor de producción — resource used for production
  • Swedish: produktionsfaktor — resource used for production
  • Ukrainian: фа́ктор виробни́цтва (fáktor vyrobnýctva) — resource used for production
  • Welsh: ffactor cynhyrchu — resource used for production