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crunch the numbersto process or analyze numerical data systematically

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to process or analyze numerical data systematically

Pronunciation (IPA): /krʌntʃ ðə ˈnʌmbərz/

Korean meaning: 수치 데이터를 체계적으로 처리하거나 분석하다

Korean pronunciation: 크런치 더 **넘**버즈

Example Sentences

  • My boss asked me to crunch the numbers, but I think my calculator is having an existential crisis
  • After crunching the numbers all night, we realized we could afford the company retreat to Hawaii
  • The finance team will crunch the numbers and present the quarterly report next week

crunch the numbers

NOUN

//krʌntʃ ðə ˈnʌmbərz//

to process or analyze numerical data systematically

crunch the numbers concept
💡 Concept

The accountant stayed late to crunch the numbers before the morning meeting.

crunch the numbers rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Crunch the numbers through lunch with a bunch of data!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/krʌntʃ ðə ˈnʌmbərz/
🇬🇧 UK/krʌntʃ ðə ˈnʌmbəz/

🌳Etymology

Origin

'crunch'는 원래 '바삭하게 씹다'는 뜻에서 '압축하여 처리하다'의 의미로 확장되었고, 1970년대부터 컴퓨터와 회계 분야에서 대량의 숫자 데이터를 처리하는 의미로 사용되기 시작했습니다

🎵Rhyme

lunchbunchpunch
lunch
bunch
punch

🔗Collocations

crunch the numbers carefully
crunch budget numbers
crunch sales figures
quickly crunch numbers
crunch financial data
crunch numbers overnight

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My boss asked me to crunch the numbers, but I think my calculator is having an existential crisis

After crunching the numbers all night, we realized we could afford the company retreat to Hawaii

The finance team will crunch the numbers and present the quarterly report next week

😄 Fun example

I love crunching numbers so much, my spreadsheet software sent me a Valentine's card

📚Related Words

Synonyms

analyze dataprocess figurescalculate statisticsrun the numberscompute data

Antonyms

estimate roughlyguess blindly

Related

data analysisstatistical processingnumber crunchingfinancial modelingspreadsheet

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