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Estimate Noun  /ˈestɪmət   Countable Tahmin Sth Give Job

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Kind noun
Front estimate 
IPA  /ˈestɪmət   / noun [countable]
Back tahmin
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estimate (noun)

 /ˈestɪmət   / noun [countable]
 
 1 an estimate (of sth)
a guess or judgement about the size, cost, etc. of sth, before you have all the facts and figures
tahmin
 Can you give me a rough estimate of how many people will be at the meeting?
 At a conservative estimate, the job will take six months to complete.
 2 an estimate (for sth/doing sth)
a written statement from a person who is going to do a job for you, for example a builder, telling you how much it will cost
tahminî bedel
 They gave me an estimate for repairing the roof.
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IDIOM
a ballpark figure/estimate
a number, amount, etc. that is approximately correct
yaklaşık bir sayı, yaklaşık bir miktar
 We asked the builders for a ballpark figure, to give us an idea of how much it would cost.
 

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