ESTIMATE


Meaning of ESTIMATE in English

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n.

1) to give, make; submit an ~ (the contractors had to submit ~s)

2) ( colloq. ) ( AE ) a ballpark ('approximate') ~

3) an approximate, rough; conservative; long-range; preliminary; short-range; written ~

4) an ~ that + clause (it's my ~ that the interest rate will drop by two percent)

5) by smb.'s ~ (by my ~)

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v.

1) ( L ) I ~ that we'll arrive at about two o'clock

2) ( M ) we ~ the cost to be five thousand dollars

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.