estimate
Example Sentences
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He estimated at the time that it would be 12 to 18 months before those inventories would be completely drawn down for deliverable silver.
From MarketWatch
Houston’s dominance on the boards was at the top of Redick’s mind before the game when he estimated the Rockets were the best rebounding team since the 1994-95 Mavericks.
From Los Angeles Times
He estimated that the sales yielded around $20,000 in profit.
By comparison, the resale business for luxury clothing and handbags is still only worth 13% of the primary market, based on Bain & Co. estimates.
But Expedia, under new management since last year, solidly beat quarterly bookings estimates in early November, sending its stock 18% higher in a day.
From Barron's
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