crunch numbers

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Verb

crunch numbers (third-person singular simple present crunches numbers, present participle crunching numbers, simple past and past participle crunched numbers)

  1. (idiomatic) To figure; to do the math.
    Before you buy a car, spend some time crunching numbers and make sure you can afford it.

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