"crunch numbers" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-crunch numbers.ogg [Australia] Forms: crunches numbers [present, singular, third-person], crunching numbers [participle, present], crunched numbers [participle, past], crunched numbers [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=crunch numbers}} crunch numbers (third-person singular simple present crunches numbers, present participle crunching numbers, simple past and past participle crunched numbers)
  1. (idiomatic) To figure; to do the math. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: number cruncher
    Sense id: en-crunch_numbers-en-verb-rB5HcKYr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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