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Crunch Numbers Financial Calculations Perform Noun Form Expression

Idiom (to) crunch the numbers
Meaning to perform financial calculations

You will also see the noun form of this expression, "number cruncher," used to describe somebody who makes a lot of financial calculations as part of his or her job.
Example Reed Corporation is thinking about buying a small company. First, they'll need to crunch the numbers and see if their acquisition will be profitable.

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