crank in

crank in/into (something)

To factor in or integrate as a necessary element of something. Your bonuses and potential overtime pay are not cranked into your gross salary calculations. We'll have to crank in potential environmental impacts when planning the new factory.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

crank in

Factor in, integrate, as in We'll have to crank in both state and federal taxes when we make our plans. [Slang; 1960s]
See also: crank
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • crank in/into (something)
  • integrate into
  • integrate into (something)
  • charge it to the dust and let the rain settle it
  • incorporate
  • incorporate (someone or something) in(to) (something)
  • incorporate in
  • watch this space
  • anything in it
  • anything/nothing/something in it
References in periodicals archive
[paragraph] "You always want a wandering crank in any zone," VanDam says.
"They're all cast from the same blank and machined the same way," he says, "with each placed on the crank in its proper rotation and held in place with pins.