Meanings
present singular third person factors in · participle present factoring in · participle past factored in · past factored in
- idiomatictransitiveTo consider as a factor.
The apartment seemed like good value until we factored in the cost of the repairs.
1 more example
In addition to employment in the area, once you factor in the patronage of people visiting the various sites, it's not difficult to see why it's being redeveloped. The current station building is tiny in comparison to other stations with a similar patronage.
2021 July 28, Peter Plisner, “The race to the Games has begun”, in RAIL, number 936, page 54Antonyms: factor out
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo consider as a factor.
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Translations
Arabic يحساب حساب
- يحساب حسابto consider as a factor
Finnish ottaa huomioon
- ottaa huomioonto consider as a factor
French prendre en compte
- prendre en compteto consider as a factor
German einrechnen
- einrechnento consider as a factor
Polish brać pod uwagę, wziąć pod uwagę
- brać pod uwagęto consider as a factor
- wziąć pod uwagęto consider as a factor
Russian учи́тывать, принима́ть во внима́ние
- учи́тывать (učítyvatʹ)to consider as a factor
- принима́ть во внима́ние (prinimátʹ vo vnimánije)to consider as a factor
Cite this entry
factor in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factor%20in
“factor in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factor%20in. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “factor in,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factor%20in.
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