do one's sums

verb

To figure out whether one can afford to pay for something.

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Meanings

verbdo one's sums (third-person singular simple present does one's sums, present participle doing one's sums, simple past did one's sums, past participle done one's sums)

present singular third person does one's sums · participle present doing one's sums · past did one's sums · participle past done one's sums

  1. UKinformalTo figure out whether one can afford to pay for something.

Translations

Finnish laskea rahansa
  • laskea rahansaTranslations
French faire ses comptes
  • faire ses comptesTranslations
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APA

do one's sums. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20one's%20sums

MLA

“do one's sums.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20one's%20sums. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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