Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1239 of 1319

calculate (v.)

to work out mathematically

Examples

  • Calculate the cost.

Key rules

  • Calculate means work out a number or amount mathematically
  • Calculate the cost, calculate the total
  • Calculation is the noun

Common mistakes

  • I calculated of the total → I calculated the total
💡 Tip: Maths // Money // Planning
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