factor in

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to take account of (something) when making a calculation

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factor in Idioms  

1. 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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factor in

Widespread uptake of low-deposit mortgages by borrowers who could not afford them was seen as a major factor in the 2008 global financial crisis.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The OpenAI agents are built for different purposes, but an underappreciated factor in their going hacker mode is that the company’s own staffers were negligent and careless in monitoring their own experiments.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

Citigroup warns that if artificial-intelligence model developments slow, earnings revisions could follow, and those have been a crucial factor in stock gains this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Fire Department, homelessness was a factor in about one-third of all fires in the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

But there was no dealing with the wizard, and slowly, again, the deadly Cliffs became a factor in the fight, only now it was the man in black who was being forced to doom.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman