TAKE INTO ACCOUNT Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, take account of ; take into consideration . Bear in mind, consider, allow for, as in We have to take into account that ten of the musicians were absent , or It's important to take account of where the audience is coming from , or When you take into consideration the fact that they were founded only a year ago, they've done very well. Take into consideration is the oldest of these expressions, dating from the mid-1500s. Take into account and take account of date from the late 1600s. The antonyms, leave out of account or take no account of , mean “ignore, pay no attention to,” as in They've left the most important item out of account . [Second half of 1800s] All of these idioms use account in the sense of “reckoning” or “calculation,” and consideration in the sense of “regard for the circumstances.”

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Coastal Commission staff have questioned how a permit from nearly 40 years ago can adequately take into account current technology, requirements to remedy corrosion issues and environmental conditions.

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The government has predicted the changes will raise between £14.6bn and £18.3bn a year over five years when compensation for public sector employers is taken into account.

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She added that the school had been forced to take into account whether implementing a smartphone ban would affect its Ofsted inspection over fears it could negatively impact parents' perception of the school.

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Mr Das says the real challenge for India will be how "to have an agreement with the US that takes into account US export interest in agriculture while balancing India's interests in the farm sector".

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But ministers have been keen to stress that the figures do not take into account of funding for measures to support those with disabilities into employment.

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