work out

Definitions

General English

  • phrasal verb to solve a problem by looking at information or calculating figures
  • phrasal verb to succeed
  • phrasal verb to exhaust a seam of coal etc., and not be able to continue working there

General Science

  • verb to use up something such as a mineral resource completely

Banking

  • phrasal verb to calculate
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