estimate

current, recent

Recent estimates show that most people spend about three hours daily on their phones.

best

The scientist gave her best estimate for when the volcano might erupt again.

conservative, low

The report gave a conservative estimate of how many people would attend the concert.

high

The high estimate for fixing our roof came as a shock to our family budget.

make

The architect will make an estimate for the cost of renovating the kitchen.

give (sb), provide (sb with), submit

The builder gave us an estimate of £5,000 for the kitchen renovation.

indicate sth, predict sth, show sth, suggest sth

Recent estimates indicate that coffee prices will rise significantly next year.

put sth at

Experts put the cost of the new stadium at around 500 million dollars.

range, vary

The prices that experts estimate range between $20 and $40 per item.

according to an/the ~

According to an estimate by the government, the project will cost around two million dollars.

at an ~

At a rough estimate, the project will take about three months to complete.

in an/the ~

My initial estimate for the project costs turned out to be far too low.

~ by, ~ from

The population growth was estimated from the latest census data collected five years ago.

~ for

I asked the builder for an estimate for the new kitchen before deciding to hire him.

~ of

The government released a new estimate of how many people would need the vaccine.

conservatively

Experts conservatively estimate that the project will cost at least two million dollars.

officially, unofficially

Experts unofficially estimate that the project will take another six months to complete.

be used to

The company used past sales data to estimate how many products they would need next year.

at

The team estimated the project budget at around $50,000 for the coming year.