"do one's sums" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: does one's sums [present, singular, third-person], doing one's sums [participle, present], did one's sums [past], done one's sums [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> one's sums}} do 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)
  1. (UK, informal) To figure out whether one can afford to pay for something. Tags: UK, informal Translations (Translations): laskea rahansa (Finnish), faire ses comptes (French)
    Sense id: en-do_one's_sums-en-verb-3jnpv-ze Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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