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factor in

verb

  1. tr, adverb to take account of (something) when making a calculation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Figure in, include as a basic element. For example, In preparing the schedule we factored in vacation and sick days . This term comes from mathematics. [Mid-1900s]
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Iran's interior minister has said negligence was a factor in the massive explosion and fire at the country's largest container port, as the death toll rose to at least 70.

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Of course, Verstappen's performances are a factor in that statistic - it's his car that is the fastest Red Bull.

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Bass and her team said the department’s budget had not been decreased and actually grew once employee raises were factored in.

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A critical factor in boosting Armenia's tech development is the nation's global diaspora – some 75% of the world's estimated Armenians, and people of Armenian descent, live elsewhere.

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I suspect this specific deranged fantasy, in fact, is a key factor in the collective global decision not to take him seriously.

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