factor (in or into or out)

verb

Definition of factor (in or into or out)next
as in to allow (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factor (in or into or out)
  1. figure out
  2. deduct
  3. scale
Verb
  • As this incremental progress continues, scientists are racing to figure out why some frog species are more susceptible to Bd than others.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
  • As Ava figures out how to find a happy medium, Jacob, Barbara, and Melissa get caught up in trying to save the deli across the street from gentrification.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of figure out
Verb
  • Given the runup in home prices since 2013, most sellers should have enough equity to cover replacement costs by deducting those from the sales price.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • In Wisconsin, employers may deduct time lost but can’t penalize employees in any other way.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of deduct
Verb
  • Beyond Meat continues to focus on cost-reduction initiatives and reviewing its global operations, which may include scaling back or discontinuing some operations in China.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Gauthier, who was mayor during most of the period in which the city achieved its historic drop in violent crime, believes East Palo Alto’s collaborative approach to crime reduction could be scaled up district-wide.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of scale
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“Factor (in or into or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factor%20%28in%20or%20into%20or%20out%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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