COMPUTE


Meaning of COMPUTE in English

■ verb

1》 reckon or calculate (a figure or amount).

2》 [with negative ] informal seem reasonable; make sense.

Derivatives

computability noun

computable adjective

Origin

C17: from Fr. ~r or L. computare , from com- 'together' + putare 'to settle (an account)'.

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