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To calculate or count

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

to calculate a number or amount

do your sums

to calculate how much something will cost

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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