calculate
verb
ˈkælkjuleɪt 
ˈkælkjuleɪt 
1 to use numbers to find out a total number, amount, distance, etc.Synonym
work outcalculate something Use the formula to calculate the volume of the container.Benefit is calculated on the basis of average weekly earnings.We haven't really calculated the cost of the vacation yet.calculate how much, what, etc. You'll need to calculate how much time the assignment will take.it is calculated that… It has been calculated that at least 47000 jobs were lost last year.2 to guess something or form an opinion by using all the information availableSynonym
estimatecalculate that… Conservationists calculate that hundreds of species could be lost in this area.calculate how much, what, etc. It is impossible to calculate what influence he had on her life.