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factor in
verb
- tr, adverb to take account of (something) when making a calculation
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]Example Sentences
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.
Of course, Verstappen's performances are a factor in that statistic - it's his car that is the fastest Red Bull.
Bass and her team said the department’s budget had not been decreased and actually grew once employee raises were factored in.
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.
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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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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