How to Use calculate in a Sentence

calculate

verb
Definition of calculatenext
Synonyms for calculatenext
  • We calculated the cost of new carpeting for the whole house.
  • I need to calculate how long it will take me to drive to Chicago.
  • We need to calculate our chances of success before we invest more money in the business.
  • To learn how to calculate whether a live show will be in profit or be a loss.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 July 2023
  • The reward will be calculated based on the amount of gold found and its value, Oehrl said.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Here's a breakdown to understand the records and how they're calculated and set.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
  • Every move and hit has to be calculated to give the team an advantage.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • To calculate this, the researchers analyzed state-by-state data on live births and deaths.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
  • Thankfully, your sun sign should be easy to calculate: just take a look at the dates for each sun sign, and figure out where your birthday falls.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 30 June 2023
  • The total weight of all donations will be calculated at the end of the fair, with first, second, third place and cash prizes awarded to the fairs that collect the most food at the end of the summer.
    — Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2023
  • True costs are impossible to calculate, even beyond the 2,000 or more who have died.
    — John Branch Jim Wilson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • There had been 15 million downloads in total for the Android apps, the researchers calculate.
    — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Parsons said that’s because of the way the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates rent.
    — Marley Jay, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The subsides are calculated on a sliding scale based on income.
    — Noah Weiland, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • For the higher end of your optimal heart rate during exercise: Now calculate 70% of step 2, the add back your resting heart rate.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 26 July 2023
  • The brand will use your responses to calculate your bra size and curate a collection of ThirdLove bras based on your personal taste.
    — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The controller’s office calculated the cost of keeping the helicopters in the air at three thousand dollars an hour.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2023
  • In short, the map changed because of how Irwin and others have calculated the size of the Sun, which might be slightly larger than what scientists thought.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024
  • There are lengthy Reddit threads of people worrying about their results and trying to guess how they’re calculated in the first place.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The map changed because of how Irwin and others have calculated the size of the Sun, which might be slightly larger than what scientists thought.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The satnav will calculate optimal charging stops for the fastest routing on long journeys.
    — James Morris, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Munn says her doctor calculated that her lifetime risk was at 37%.
    — Kristina Behr, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Otherwise the taxes would be calculated based on the account owner’s tax rate.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The board is still working to gain the trust of key groups, more than four months after it was discovered UA had far less cash on hand than previously calculated.
    — The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The Treasury Department changes the interest rate on November 1 and May 1, and the rate is calculated based on the rate of inflation over the previous six months.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The variant’s spread is calculated with a degree of uncertainty, though, due to the rapid increase of infections.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
  • As early as the year 222, Romans were using different methods to calculate the dates of Easter.
    — Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Hansen said that not all of those who have enrolled in the program will stay for a full three years, so payouts are not expected to be as significant as those calculated above.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2023
  • Of course not, but there are signs that some of the main components of inflation, at least as calculated by the Labor Department, are headed lower.
    — Heard Editors, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Some do so based on the TNM stage, while others calculate life expectancy based on how extensively cancer has spread.
    — Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2023

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