factor in

English[edit]

factor in (third-person singular simple present factors in, present participle factoring in, simple past and past participle factored in)

(idiomatic, transitive) To consider as a factor.
The apartment seemed like good value until we factored in the cost of the repairs.
- 2021 July 28, Peter Plisner, “The race to the Games has begun”, in RAIL, number 936, page 54:
  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.

to consider as a factor