I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ official , unofficial
▪ current , recent
▪
Current ~s suggest that supplies will run out within six months.
▪ early , initial , original , preliminary
▪ latest
▪
Inflation could rise by 15% according to the latest ~.
▪ accurate , inaccurate
▪
Inaccurate ~s can lead to overproduction.
▪ fair , good , realistic , reasonable , reliable
▪ best
▪
Flight times in the brochure are based on our best ~, and will be confirmed as soon as possible.
▪ approximate , rough
▪ precise
▪
The manufacturers will not make precise ~s.
▪ conservative , low
▪
I think 15 000 will turn out to be a very low ~.
▪ high , inflated
▪
According to the highest ~, over 100 000 men died in the battle.
▪ optimistic , pessimistic
▪ overall
▪
an overall ~ of test performance
▪ annual
▪
annual ~s of total cost
▪ cost , earnings
▪
The slump is causing analysts to revise earnings ~s for next year.
▪ population
▪
annual population ~s for small geographic areas
▪ casualty
▪
Casualty ~s vary considerably.
VERB + ESTIMATE
▪ calculate , make
▪
Can you make an ~ of the numbers involved?
▪ generate , give (sb) , produce , provide (sb with) , submit
▪
Three companies submitted ~s for the work.
▪ obtain
▪
How can one obtain the revised ~s?
▪ adjust , refine , revise
▪ compare
▪
We compared ~s for various materials.
▪ exceed
▪
It appears that the total will exceed the ~.
ESTIMATE + VERB
▪ be based on sth
▪ indicate sth , predict sth , reflect sth , say sth , show sth , suggest sth
▪
One ~ suggests that 30 000 jobs may be lost.
▪ put sth at
▪
Some ~s put the figure as high as 50%.
▪ differ , range , vary
▪
Cost ~s vary from $50 000 to $200 000.
PREPOSITION
▪ according to an/the ~
▪
According to the revised ~, four million people will be without homes.
▪ at an ~
▪
Even at a conservative ~, there is a lot of work to be done.
▪ in an/the ~
▪
In his first ~, he suggested a figure of £5 000.
▪ ~ by , ~ from
▪
By one ~ she earns $80 million a year.
▪ ~ for
▪
We will send you an ~ for the repairs.
▪ ~ of
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an ~ of profits
▪
an ~ of £300
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ currently
▪ initially , originally
▪ previously
▪
substantially more than previously ~d
▪ accurately , correctly , precisely , reliably
▪ roughly
▪
how to roughly ~ your caloric intake
▪ conservatively
▪
It is conservatively ~d that not less than half a million people died in the famine.
VERB + ESTIMATE
▪ be difficult to , be hard to , be impossible to
▪ be easy to , be possible to
▪
This made it possible to ~ the effect of workplace ventilation.
▪ be used to
▪
The results of the survey were used to ~ the preferences of the population at large.
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
We ~d the cost at €50 000.
Estimate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ scientist
Estimate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ concentration , ↑ cost , ↑ density , ↑ diameter , ↑ distance , ↑ duration , ↑ earnings , ↑ effect , ↑ effectiveness , ↑ efficiency , ↑ expenditure , ↑ extent , ↑ frequency , ↑ impact , ↑ length , ↑ likelihood , ↑ magnitude , ↑ number , ↑ percentage , ↑ probability , ↑ proportion , ↑ rate , ↑ risk , ↑ size , ↑ toll , ↑ value , ↑ volume , ↑ worth