Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

calculator

[kal-kyuh-lay-ter] / ˈkæl kjəˌleɪ tər /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In this case, the object of their ire was the calculator.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Scanning the newspaper, inky fingers and fuzzled minds, scrambling for the calculator and jotting down the codes for Julian Dicks and Juninho.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Now there’s even a new online “jock tax” calculator they can consult.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Here’s an extremely simplistic illustration to see how the rent-and-invest versus buy numbers could play out today, using a calculator provided by Moody’s chief economist Mark Zandi: A 35-year-old buys a starter home.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Then I hand him the oversized plastic calculator Claire keeps on the desk.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

Kids shouldn’t be on their phones while doing their homework—though they might argue they need them for calculators and other look-ups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

But the New York Regents exams still expect students to have physical calculators, which has limited the ability for schools to go fully digital.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Still, Texas Instruments has been able to command premium prices for its calculators, largely because many high-schoolers have no choice but to buy them.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Several breast cancer risk calculators like Boadicea already exist and none are perfect.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The click, click, click of their fingers running across the ten-by-ten gray manual keyboards of their calculators resonated throughout the room.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson


Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training