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
  • Hilariously, the players figure out that they were manipulated on the unanimous Sam vote, and collectively decide that was the top-level metagame.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Worse still, the messages can be encoded such that a human trying to figure out what is going on will be unable to decode the sneaky digital traffic.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of figure out
Verb
  • That’s after excluding wealth from the top 1% of households, subtracting debts and other liabilities, as well as deducting retirement spending, charitable donations, taxes and fees.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The rebates are given at dealerships and deducted from the car’s purchase price on the day of sale.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of deduct
Verb
  • Ventyra has scaled the hardware down to true backpacking proportions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Price will scale with add-ons, obviously, and these Design Lab gamepads tend to balloon pretty quickly.
    — Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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 15 Aug. 2026.

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