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does one's sums

does one's sums is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do one's sums.

Meaning of do one's sums

Verb

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.

Questions about does one's sums

What is does one's sums the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Does one's sums is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do one's sums.

Words near does one's sums in the dictionary

  1. does one's job
  2. does one's own thing
  3. does one's own time
  4. does one's part
  5. does one's stuff
  6. does one's sums
  7. does one's thing
  8. does one's utmost
  9. does one's worst
  10. does oneself a mischief
  11. does or dies

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