calculate out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
Do the maths to find the answer.
Literal meaning: To calculate something all the way out to its final result.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To determine a numerical result by performing calculations.
"Once you calculate out the total cost including taxes and fees, the price is much higher than advertised."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Less common than 'work out' or 'figure out' in everyday speech. More natural in technical or scientific contexts. Slightly formal-sounding for a phrasal verb.
Commonly used with
cost total percentage profit distance average
Forms
Base
calculate out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
calculates out
he/she/it
Past simple
calculated out
yesterday
Past participle
calculated out
have + pp
-ing form
calculating out
continuous
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