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calculation
The calculation of the expected costs, price, or profit for a product, service, or project.
Laut unserer Kalkulation wird der Bau des Hauses rund 400.000 Euro kosten.
According to our calculation, building the house will cost around 400,000 euros.
calculation
A strategic consideration or assessment based on weighing risks, advantages, and possible outcomes.
Seine Entscheidung war reine Kalkulation, um sich einen Vorteil zu verschaffen.
His decision was pure calculation, made in order to gain an advantage.
The noun 'die Kalkulation' (calculation) belongs to the word family of the verb 'kalkulieren' (to calculate). The ending '-ation' is typical for nouns derived from verbs of Latin origin that describe a process or a result.
Wir müssen die genauen Kosten für das Projekt noch kalkulieren.
We still have to calculate the exact costs for the project.
You can recognize the meaning from context: if it is about numbers, costs, and prices, it refers to the financial calculation. If it is about people's motives, plans, and decisions, it refers to strategic consideration.
Die Kalkulation für die neue Küche war höher als erwartet.
The calculation for the new kitchen was higher than expected.
In an economic context, 'Kalkulation' (calculation) is often combined with certain verbs. Typical ones are: 'eine Kalkulation erstellen' (to prepare a calculation), 'eine Kalkulation durchführen' (to carry out a calculation), or 'eine Kalkulation vorlegen' (to present a calculation).
Die Finanzabteilung hat eine neue Kalkulation für das nächste Quartal erstellt.
The finance department prepared a new calculation for the next quarter.
When it is about strategic considerations, 'Kalkulation' (calculation) often appears with the adjective 'rein' (pure) or in the phrase 'aus Kalkulation handeln' (to act out of calculation). This emphasizes that an action is not emotional, but calculating.
Er handelte nicht aus Freundschaft, sondern aus reiner Kalkulation.
He did not act out of friendship, but out of pure calculation.
bill / calculation
Rechnung can generally mean a calculation or computation. Kalkulation refers especially to calculating the expected costs, price, or profit of a product, service, or project. Rechnung fits a general calculation, while Kalkulation is more appropriate for a planned financial estimate.
Vor dem Bauprojekt erstellte das Team eine Kalkulation der voraussichtlichen Kosten.
Before the construction project, the team prepared an estimate of the expected costs.
Mit einer kurzen Rechnung prüfte ich, ob die Summe der einzelnen Preise stimmt.
I used a quick calculation to check whether the sum of the individual prices was correct.
