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verb ADV. currently | accurately, reliably | provisionally | conservatively It is conservatively estimated that not less than half a million people died in the famine. | officially, unofficially The strike was officially estimated to have cost $80 million. VERB + ESTIMATE be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to | be used to The results of the survey were used to estimate the preferences of the population at large. PREP. at We estimated the cost at £50,000., noun ADJ. official, unofficial | current, recent Current estimates suggest that supplies will run out within six months. | early, initial, preliminary | accurate, fair, good, realistic, reasonable, reliable | best Flight times in the brochure are based on our best estimate, and will be confirmed as soon as possible. | approximate, rough | conservative, low I think 15,000 will turn out to be a very low estimate. | high According to the highest estimate, over 100,000 men died in the battle. | optimistic, pessimistic | cost VERB + ESTIMATE make Can you make an estimate of the numbers involved? | give (sb), provide (sb with), submit Three firms submitted estimates for the work. | revise ESTIMATE + VERB be based on sth | indicate sth, predict sth, show sth, suggest sth One estimate suggests that 30,000 jobs may be lost. | put sth at Some estimates put the figure as high as 50%. | range, vary Cost estimates vary from $50,000 to $200,000. PREP. according to an/the ~ According to the revised estimate, four million people will be without homes. | at an ~ Even at a conservative estimate, there is a lot of work to be done. | in an/the ~ In his first estimate, he suggested a figure of £5,000. | ~ by, ~ from According to an estimate by a leading newspaper, she earns £40 million a year. | ~ for We will send you an estimate for the repairs. | ~ of an estimate of profits an estimate of £300
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verbs
make an estimate
• Insurers have to make an estimate of the risk involved.
give an estimate
• The builder gave me an estimate of £10,000.
provide (somebody with) an estimate
• Could you ask him if he can provide us with an estimate?
put an estimate on something
(= say the amount that you think something is )
• It is impossible to put an estimate on the value of the manuscript.
an estimate puts something at something
• Independent estimates put the number of refugees at 50,000.
base an estimate on something
(= use something as information to give an estimate )
• The government based its estimate on data from the 2008 census.
adjectives
a rough/approximate estimate
(= not exact )
• Can you give me a rough estimate of how much the repairs will cost?
an accurate/reliable estimate
(= fairly exact )
• It’s hard to put an accurate estimate on the number of people affected.
a conservative estimate
(= deliberately low )
• By conservative estimates, 2.5 million people die each year from smoking cigarettes.
an official estimate
(= accepted by people in authority )
• According to official army estimates, more than 500 rebels had been killed.
current/recent estimates
(= ones that are accepted now )
• According to current estimates, the country can expect 200,000 visitors in the next three years.
the latest estimates
(= the most recent ones )
• The latest estimates are that sea levels could rise by about 20 cm by 2050.
earlier/previous estimates
• These amounts are much higher than those given in previous estimates.
the original estimate
(= the one given at the beginning of a process )
• The final cost was nearly three times the original estimate.
phrases
according to an estimate
• According to some estimates, an acre of forest is cleared every minute.
estimates range/vary from ... to ...
• Estimates of the number of homeless people in the city range from 6,000 to 10,000.
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