Wiktionary
vb. (context idiomatic transitive English) To consider as a factor
WordNet
v. resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15" [syn: factor, factor out]
Usage examples of "factor in".
You factor in the time it took him to undress her, carry her, pose her, mutilate her, he cut it close this time.
When you find yourself challenged by a tense situation, factor in the message of this book.
He should've been smart enough to factor in what it would do to Bissel's twisted ego when Bissel's hands got bloody.
It seems to meand to Gregthat the Marchant decision's been a factor in the numbers.
It seems to me, and to Greg, that the Marchant decision's been a factor in the numbers.
She'd forgotten he had vacation coming up and juggled the time factor in with her other internal data.
She saw no reason to add that what she and Nimitz had read of Givens' emotions was a major factor in her “.
And Breen could've been involved, that was an angle I had to factor in.
The thing is about probabilities, they don't always factor in every element.
The computer doesn't factor in that if someone got to you, it would take me down.
By the time I pay the first of the months, factor in transpo costs and food allowance, I'm lucky to have enough left over for new underwear, which I'm in desperate need of at the moment.