calc
a calculator, especially a small portable one.
Origin of calc
1Other definitions for calc- (2 of 3)
a combining form of calcareous: calc-tufa.
variant of calci- before a vowel: calcic.
Origin of calc-
2Other definitions for calc. (3 of 3)
calculate.
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How to use calc in a sentence
I hain't made a cent of profit f'r two months, and I calc'late on a profit of two hunderd and fifty a month.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandI don't want to burn you, and I calc'late the figger you're payin' is clost to bein' fair.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandAnd yit—sounds mighty funny, too—I calc'late to be as fond of Marthy as ever I was.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington Kelland"calc'late to," said Scattergood, and thereby rather took Mr. Siggins's breath.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandHowsumever, we tightened her up a bit, an' calc'lated she'd hold through.
Earth's Enigmas | Charles G. D. Roberts
British Dictionary definitions for calc-
a variant of calci-
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