calculateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪt/us/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪt/B2 to judge the number or amount of something by using the information that you already have, and adding, taking away, multiplying, or dividing numbers:
The cost of the damage caused by the recent storms has been calculated as/at over £5 million.
The new tax system would be calculated on the value of property owned by an individual.
[ + question word ] At some stage we need to calculate when the project will be finished.
[ + that ] He's calculated that it would take him two years to save up enough for a car.
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- He's written a piece of software which calculates your tax returns for you.
- Calculate the result to two decimal places.
- I'll just calculate the total.
- I'm trying to calculate how long the project will take to complete.
- The computer will calculate your position with pinpoint accuracy.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Calculations & calculating
- aggregate
- algorithm
- amount
- amount to sth
- average
- come to sth
- commutative
- computational
- compute
- equate
- figure
- get/have your sums right/wrong idiom
- grand total
- guesstimate
- instantaneous velocity
- miscalculate
- projected
- put
- put sth at sth
- result
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Phrasal verb(s)
calculate on sth