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calculation

NounSino-Korean: 計算

  1. 1

    calculation

    The act of counting numbers or making calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, etc.

    Korean definition: 수를 세거나 더하기, 빼기, 곱하기, 나누기 등의 셈을 함.

    • Jisu has been good with numbers since childhood, so she's good at calculating.

    • With an electronic calculator, you can calculate faster and more accurately.

  2. 2

    estimation; reckoning

    The act of expecting or considering something in advance.

    Korean definition: 어떤 일을 미리 예상하거나 고려함.

    • Before doing anything, Jisu always carefully calculates things out.

    • Minjun must have had his own reckoning, because he went ahead with the work even though the situation wasn't good.

  3. 3

    paying; picking up the tab

    The act of paying for one's purchase or bearing the expense.

    Korean definition: 물건값이나 비용을 냄.

    • Seunggyu often bought on credit, but he always paid up at the end of the month.

    • After signing the store contract and paying, as I was leaving, I suddenly thought, 'Oh no!'

  4. 4

    reckoning; calculation

    The act of calculating the profits and losses of something.

    Korean definition: 어떤 일이 자신에게 이익인지 손해인지 따짐.

    • Minjun is quick to calculate in everything, so he comes across as shrewd.

    • If you feel the other person is too calculating, you can't warm to them.