How to Use "Estimate" with Example Sentences

estimate (n): a guess or approximate calculation of the size, value, or quantity of something

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Used with adjectives:

"The official estimate is one million dollars."
(official, unofficial)

"The current estimate shows the project will be finished in 2 weeks."
(current, recent, latest, best)

"The initial estimate was three months for completion."
(initial, early, original, preliminary)

"He gave me a very accurate estimate."
(accurate, inaccurate)

"The mechanic gave me a fair estimate for the repairs."
(fair, good, reasonable)

"They gave a rough estimate of attendance."
(rough, approximate)

"He gave me a high estimate of the cost."
(high)

"A conservative estimate of the damages is two thousand dollars."
(conservative, low)

"I have the overall estimate of the project budget."
(overall, total)

Used with verbs:

"We need to make an estimate of time for this project."
(make, calculate)

"They submitted an estimate of their costs to the finance manager."
(submitted, provided, gave)

"I will obtain a new estimate tomorrow."
(obtain, get)

"He needs to revise his budget estimate."
(revise, adjust, fix, modify)

"She compared the two estimates for repairs."
(compared)

"The budget has exceeded the original estimate."
(exceeded)

"The budget estimate is based on many factors."
(be + based on)

"The initial estimate shows that five million dollars was lost."
(shows, indicates, says, suggests)

"His estimate puts the cost at $5,000."
(puts, states)

"The estimate could vary as much as 300 people."
(vary, differ)

Used with prepositions:

"According to our estimates, this will take a week to fix."
(according to, by)

"The cost of the project differed greatly from the initial estimate."
(from)

"I have to get an estimate for the damage."
(for, of)

estimate (v): to make a guess or approximate calculation of the size, value, or quantity of something

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Used with adverbs:

"He currently estimates the cost for repairs to his boat to be over $5000."
(currently)

"She initially estimated that it would take four days to complete the paint job."
(initially, originally)

"His quote is much higher than previously estimated."
(previously)

"The roofing company accurately estimated the cost for repairs."
(accurately, correctly, precisely)

Used with prepositions:

"They estimated the cost of roof repairs at $10,000."
(at)