B1verbmoneyscience
US/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪt/
UK/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪt/
to find a number or amount by using maths
In context
Can you calculate how much we each owe for dinner?
The app calculates your daily calories from photos of your meals.
Experts calculated that the flood caused over two billion dollars of damage.
Words that go with calculate
verb + noun
- calculate the costLet's calculate the cost of the trip before we book anything.
- calculate the amountThe bank will calculate the amount of interest you have to pay.
- calculate the riskInvestors try to calculate the risk before buying shares.
- calculate the distanceSailors once used the stars to calculate the distance they had travelled.
adverb + verb
- accurately calculateIt is hard to accurately calculate how many people attended.
- carefully calculatedEvery move in her career was carefully calculated.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
I'm calculating to go to Da Lat next month.Correct: I'm planning to go to Da Lat next month.