Question

(to) crunch the numbers 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.

Accepted Answer

to perform financial calculationsYou 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.

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.

Crunch Numbers Financial Calculations Perform Noun Form Expression