What does the phrasal verb “pencil out” mean? Explore the meaning and usage of the phrasal verb “pencil out“, illustrated with examples:
Definition
1. Of an investment, to make sense financially or to be expected to produce the wanted profits
2. To approximately estimate the expected returns of an investment
Example(s)
1. They rejected the project because it failed to pencil out.
2. They penciled out the expected sales for the new product.
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