Calculation ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn Made Profit Year Act Noun Bre

• cathy did a rough calculation.
• by my calculation(s), we made a profit of £20 000 last year.
• our guess was confirmed by calculation.
• an act of cold calculation

calculation

1. the act or process of using numbers to find out an amount
• Cathy did a rough calculation.
• By my calculation(s), we made a profit of £20 000 last year.
• Our guess was confirmed by calculation.
2. the process of using your judgement to decide what the results would be of doing something
3. careful planning for yourself without caring about other people
• an act of cold calculation

Extra Examples

• If your calculations are correct, then we will make a large profit.
• It turned out that our calculations were incorrect.
• She did a rapid calculation in her head.
• The calculations are based on average annual data.
• We cannot make a precise calculation of the price until we have all the costs.
• an exact calculation of the amount spent so far
• By my calculations, we made a profit of £20 000 last year.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin calculatio(n-), from the verb calculare, from calculus ‘a small pebble ’(as used on an abacus).