TAKING ACCOUNT OF Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

taking account of

phrase

present participle of take account of

as in allowing (for)

to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies) She decided to offer her services on a sliding scale, taking account of local income disparities.

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Oritain works with its members to build programmatic verification strategies tailored to their needs, taking into account factors such as production volumes, supply chain structure and sourcing risk.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
That is without taking into account Mats Wieffer’s knee injury.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of taking into account

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Francis’ native Argentina, for its part, has had a wretched reckoning with abuse and victims there have been demanding action from the Vatican, including to address cases in which Francis was personally involved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
But Salazar, who, amazingly, is also a Cuban American former news anchor, is now reckoning with her district increasingly turning on the President amid economic pressure and an immigration crackdown that is extremely unpopular among Latinos.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026

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