Figure and Work out

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Figure verb - To determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations.

Usage example: the car dealer figured that our monthly car payment would be $357

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Work out is a synonym for figure in calculate topic. In some cases you can use "Work out" instead a verb "Figure".

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

Work out verb - To determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations.

Usage example: after working out the cost of a college education, we've decided that it's never too early to start saving

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Figure is a synonym for work out. You can use "Figure" instead a verb "Work out".

Figure It Out Yourself: Tsukiyohime rarely offers any actual advice, instead preferring visions and letting everyone else work out the rest.

Source: Anime / Himawari!
And once they figure that out, they then need to work out who was responsible for each of them and which (if any) actually succeeded.

Source: Lotsa People Try To Dun It
We never figure out if Jason would have killed him in self-defense; it... doesn't work out.

Source: Kill Me Now, or Forever Stay Your Hand

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