estimate
Example Sentences
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The Fund estimates that U.S. equities might only be half as overvalued as they were during the dot-com boom that ended in 2001.
Experts at the United Nations believe China's population will continue on a downward trajectory, estimating that the nation will lose more than half of its current population by 2100.
From BBC
Counterpoint Research estimates that memory prices skyrocketed 50% in the final quarter of last year, and will keep rising this year, squeezing margins for makers of PCs, smartphones and other consumer goods.
The FCA estimates about 2.8 million people across the UK are in persistent credit card debt, which is defined as - over 18 months - paying more in interest and charges than the amount they have borrowed.
From BBC
That is according to new estimates from Swiss investment firm Edmond de Rothschild, which compiles an annual list of the world’s top money managers based on their gains after fees in dollar terms.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.