calculate
verb (used with object)
to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute.
calculates
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present tense formof calculate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The most expensive purchase, she calculates, were the windows at £30,000, while one of the cheapest measures was making the whole house airtight, which cost £5,000.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The bank calculates that total revenue for the index excluding energy and financial companies, and adjusted for inflation and currency changes, is up around 8%, much more than GDP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
However, the World Bank calculates that while 14.2% of jobs in rich countries can be automated using generative AI, that is a threat faced by just 4.5% of jobs in developing economies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The median stock trades at 22 times earnings, compared with 16 times for the equal-weight S&P 500, but that is a relative valuation near 10-year lows, Goldman calculates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
We finally pass a jackknifed truck and get back up to speed, but Radar calculates in his head that we’ll need to average seventy-seven from here to Agloe.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
