pencil

pencil
 v.— «The store, art museum and “saloon” are more about passion for the old west than for the bottom line. In business parlance, this just doesn’t “pencil.”» —“Partners putting Hamley’s brand back on the map” by Dave Balcom East Oregonian (Pendleton) July 31, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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