Synonyms and antonyms of To calculate or count in British Thesaurus

calculate (verb)

to discover a number or amount using mathematics or with a piece of equipment such as a calculator

count (verb)

to calculate how many people or things there are in a group

estimate (verb)

to say what you think an amount or value will be, either by guessing or by using available information to calculate it

reckon (verb)

to calculate something

add up ()

to calculate the total of several numbers or amounts

project (verb)

to calculate how big something will become in the future using information that is available now

assess (verb)

to calculate what something costs or is worth

determine (verb)

to calculate something, or to discover it by examining evidence

compute (verb)

very formal to calculate a number or amount

do your sums ()

to calculate how much something will cost

add (verb)

to put numbers or amounts together to calculate their total

add to ()

to make an amount or number greater by adding another amount or number

age (verb)

British to calculate or guess the age of something

aggregate (verb)

to add amounts together

approximate (verb)

to calculate something in a way that is not exact

average out ()

to calculate the average of a set of numbers or amounts

balance up ()

to make two different things equal in amount or value

carry (verb)

spoken to add a number to the bottom of the next row of numbers on the left when adding rows of numbers

carry forward ()

to take the total of a column of numbers from the bottom of one page to the top of the next

correct (verb)

to change calculations or measurements so that they become more accurate

count (verb)

to say numbers one after another in order

count (noun)

the process of counting how many people or things there are in a group

count (verb)

to include something or someone in a calculation, or to be included in a calculation

count out ()

to count things one by one

count up ()

to count all the things or people in a group

crunch (verb)

informal if you crunch numbers, you do a lot of calculations

cube (verb)

maths to multiply a number by itself twice

deduct (verb)

to take an amount or number from a total

divide (verb)

maths to do a mathematical calculation to find out how many times a number contains a smaller number. This is usually shown by the symbol ÷

divide into ()

to do a mathematical calculation to find out how many times a smaller number will fit into a larger number

expand (verb)

maths to write an expression in a longer form

express (verb)

to show a quantity or problem in a particular way, especially in mathematics

extrapolate (verb)

maths to calculate an amount that you do not know by basing your calculations on amounts that you already know

factor (verb)

to factorize a number

factor in ()

to include a particular amount or factor when you calculate something

factor into ()

to include a particular amount or factor when you calculate something

factorise ()

a British spelling of factorize

factorize (verb)

to divide a number exactly into smaller numbers that can be multiplied together to make the original number

factor out ()

to not include a particular amount or factor when you calculate something

go into ()

if a smaller number goes into a larger number, the larger number can be divided by the smaller a particular number of times

gross up ()

to increase an amount of money recorded in financial accounts by adding an amount, usually tax, that is normally taken away when calculations are made

interpolate (verb)

formal to calculate a number or quantity between two other numbers or quantities

keep score ()

to count the number of times that something happens

make (verb)

to decide that something gives a particular total when calculating an amount

massage (verb)

to change numbers or information in order to make a situation seem better than it really is

miscalculate (verb)

to make a mistake in calculating numbers

miscount (verb)

to count something wrongly

multiply (verb)

maths to add a number to itself a particular number of times

prorate (verb)

to calculate, divide, or share something pro rata

prove (verb)

to show that something is true using the principles of mathematics or science

put at ()

to calculate the cost, amount, size etc of something

quadruple (verb)

if a number or an amount quadruples, or if you quadruple it, it becomes four times bigger than it was

raise (verb)

maths if you raise a number to the power of a particular number, you multiply the first number by itself a particular number of times

recount (verb)

to count something again, especially the votes in an election

revalue (verb)

to calculate the value of something again in order to give it a higher value

round down ()

to reduce a number to the nearest whole number, or the nearest number ending in zero

round off ()

to change a number to the nearest whole number, or the nearest number ending in zero

round up ()

to increase a number to the nearest whole number, or the nearest number ending in zero

satisfy (verb)

maths if a number or group of numbers satisfies an equation, it is a correct solution to it

simplify (verb)

maths to make something such as a fraction or an equation simpler by removing those numbers or symbols that are the same in each part of it

solve (verb)

maths to find the answer to a problem in mathematics

subtract (verb)

maths to take a number or amount from another number or amount. The symbol for this is – and is called a minus sign

take (verb)

maths to remove one number or quantity from another number or quantity

tally (verb)

if you tally numbers or amounts, or if you tally them up, you calculate their total

tick off ()

to count things on your fingers as you talk about them

times (preposition)

informal multiplied by

times (verb)

informal to multiply one number by another

total (verb)

to add several numbers or amounts together

tot up ()

to add numbers together

work (verb)

mathsAmerican to solve a problem in mathematics by doing a calculation

work out ()

to solve a problem by doing a calculation