ichidan verb, transitive verb
lump together; include; sum up
Used for treating multiple items or people as one group, often with a sense of wrapping them up into a single category or total. The 'quibble' gloss is rare and context-dependent; it can imply dismissing something by bundling it with others.
細かい費用を全部くるめて請求した。
They billed us for all the small expenses lumped together.
この金額には税金もくるめられている。
This amount includes tax as well.