List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 61

SYNONYMS: calculate, compute, reckon, cipher, figure.
These verbs refer to the determination of a result, such as expense, through the use of mathematical methods.

Calculate, the most comprehensive, often implies a relatively high level of abstraction or procedural complexity: astronomers calculating the positions of the planets.
Compute applies in general to essentially straightforward though possibly lengthy arithmetic operations: computing fees based on time spent.
Reckon, cipher, and figure suggest the use of simple arithmetic-- reckoned; the number of hours before her departure; had to be taught to read and to cipher; trying to figure my bill.