quantifies

verb

Definition of quantifiesnext
present tense third-person singular of quantify
as in measures
formal to find the quantity or amount of (something) It is difficult to quantify intelligence. Doctors have quantified the risks of smoking cigarettes. It is impossible to quantify the number of websites on the Internet.

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  1. weighs
  2. assesses
  3. estimates
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  • Optimus weighs 125 pounds (56 kilograms) and stands 5 feet 8 inches tall.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Each individual tamale at the Tamale House weighs nearly a pound.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of weighs
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  • International Living’s annual Global Retirement Index—which assesses countries based on several categories, including housing, visas, cost of living, healthcare, and the ease of integration into the local community—takes much of the guesswork out of the process.
    Passport by ForbesLife, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Most if not all of this speculatory content assesses a disorder based on physical appearance, when in reality eating disorders don’t look any one way.
    Ella Cerón, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of assesses
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  • Hailey estimates Doing Things’ gross revenue is 60% advertising-based with ecommerce, events and content licensing making up the remainder.
    Adam Wescott, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Forbes estimates that about one in five workers still operate remotely, and by 2025 over 22 percent of the workforce will be working from home.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of estimates
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