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PRONUNCIATION OF COST ESTIMATE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COST ESTIMATE

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Cost estimate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COST ESTIMATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cost estimate

A cost estimate is the approximation of the cost of a program, project, or operation. The cost estimate is the product of the cost estimating process. The cost estimate has a single total value and may have identifiable component values. A problem with a cost overrun can be avoided with a credible, reliable, and accurate cost estimate. An estimator is the professional who prepares cost estimates. There are different types of estimators, whose title may be preceded by a modifier, such as building estimator, or electrical estimator, or chief estimator. Other professional titles may also prepare estimates or contribute to estimates, such as quantity surveyors, cost engineers, etc. In the US, there were 185,400 cost estimators in 2010. There are around 75,000 professional quantity surveyors working in the UK.

Definition of cost estimate in the English dictionary

The definition of cost estimate in the dictionary is an estimate of how much something will cost; projected cost.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COST ESTIMATE


commot
ˈkʌmət
foulmart
ˈfʊlmət
gamut
ˈgæmət
guestimate
ˈɡɛstɪˌmət
Hammett
ˈhæmət
hierogrammat
ˌhaɪərəˈɡræmət
marmot
ˈmɑːmət
palaeoclimate
ˌpælɪəʊˈklaɪmət
stomate
ˈstəʊmət
summat
ˈsʌmət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COST ESTIMATE

cost
cost accountant
cost accounting
cost analysis
cost centre
cost control
cost of living
cost price
cost rent
cost the earth
cost-benefit
cost-benefit analysis
cost-conscious
cost-cutting
cost-effective
cost-effectively
cost-effectiveness
cost-in-use
cost-of-living adjustment
cost-of-living allowance

WORDS THAT END LIKE COST ESTIMATE

animate
approximate
climate
continental climate
decimate
estimate
exanimate
guesstimate
illegitimate
inanimate
intimate
legitimate
mate
overestimate
penultimate
point estimate
primate
proximate
reanimate
ultimate
underestimate

Synonyms and antonyms of cost estimate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cost estimate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COST ESTIMATE

Find out the translation of cost estimate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cost estimate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cost estimate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

成本估算
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estimación de costos
570 millions of speakers

English

cost estimate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लागत का अनुमान
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تقدير التكلفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смета расходов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estimativa de custo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খরচ অনুমান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

estimation des coûts
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

anggaran kos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kostenvoranschlag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

原価見積
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비용 견적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngira biaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dự toán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செலவு மதிப்பீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किंमत अंदाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

maliyet tahmini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stima dei costi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kosztorys
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кошторис витрат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

estimare a costurilor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκτίμηση του κόστους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kosteberaming
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kostnadsberäkning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kostnadsoverslag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cost estimate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COST ESTIMATE»

The term «cost estimate» is regularly used and occupies the 71.268 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COST ESTIMATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cost estimate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cost estimate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cost estimate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COST ESTIMATE»

Discover the use of cost estimate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cost estimate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Guide to Capital Cost Estimating
Major changes in this latest edition include new equipment cost data, updated cost index information and revised short-cut estimating techniques.
A. M. Gerrard, Institution of Chemical Engineers (Great Britain), Association of Cost Engineers, 2000
2
Estimating for Residential Construction
The book offers specifics on how to prepare a bill of materials from a takeoff, summarize and prepare a bid for a custom home, assess markup on an estimate, and review a bid before it is submitted to the client.
David Pratt, 2011
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Residential Land Development Practices: A Textbook on ...
CONCEPTUAL COST ESTIMATE The last step of conceptual land planning is the preparation of a conceptual land development cost estimate. Preparing an estimate without further design information is appropriate in order to ascertain the  ...
David E. Johnson, 2008
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The Engineer's Cost Handbook: Tools for Managing Project Costs
Life Cycle Cost Estimate A cost estimate of all costs (research, design, construction, operation, decommissioning, etc.) for a system that occur through its life cycle. Line Item Estimate A Unit Cost Estimate where the labor, material, subcontract, ...
Richard E. Westney, 1997
5
Integrated Cost-Schedule Risk Analysis
This companion volume to Practical Schedule Risk Analysis explores the second area where projects so often go horribly wrong – project cost.
Dr David Hulett, 2012
6
Information Technology Project Management
Sample Cost Estimate One of the best ways to learn how the cost estimating process works is by studying sample cost estimates. Every cost estimate is unique, just as every project is unique. You can see a short sample cost estimate in ...
Kathy Schwalbe, 2013
7
Cost Estimating
Like any other formal or informal organization, this group needs a leader, variously called an estimate manager, proposal manager, estimate coordinator, or cost estimate leader or cost estimator, to bring together the appropriate skills, ...
Rodney D. Stewart, 1991
8
Principles of Applied Civil Engineering Design
level, it is important to distinguish between the levels of a cost estimate. In the early phase of a project, an engineer's cost estimate is performed to compare costs of various technically feasible alternatives; this level of cost estimate is called a ...
Ying-Kit Choi, 2004
9
Cost Estimator's Reference Manual
Across-the-board cuts in each work element are an all-too-often used remedy for an excessively high cost estimate. Arbitrary reductions in any part of a cost estimate without corresponding changes in the work content is, of course, ...
Rodney D. Stewart, Richard M. Wyskida, James D. Johannes, 1995
10
Project Cost Estimating
The guide is split into two parts: the first dealing with estimating at different stages of construction projects, and the second with the practice of estimating, in terms of the human characteristics of the estimator and the use of ...
Nigel J. Smith, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COST ESTIMATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cost estimate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Commission dips into subdivision sewer issues
McComb will request a proposed project timeline and design cost estimate from BG Consultants, and bring that back to the commission. «Hutchinson News, Jul 15»
2
You are here
Parnell's administration declined to publicly release a revenue estimate, although the state did produce a cost estimate of $3.7 million to $7 ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
3
Europe's Busiest Railroad Station Will Get Easier to Navigate
The government's total cost estimate for buildout of the entire system: £2 billion ($3.14 billion U.S.). Hart said that a metro was absolutely ... «Next City, Jul 15»
4
Dalai Lama Will Make Second Appearance at the U this Fall
A cost estimate to the damage is unknown at this time. If you have any information, the fire department is asking that you call (801) 799-3000. «Daily Utah Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Council approves 252-billion-yen Olympic stadium plan
Despite such moves, the plan approved on July 7 had ballooned by 89.5 billion yen over the total construction cost estimate made when the ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jul 15»
6
Amtrak study to add daily service to Chicago shows promise
There are anticipated capital investment costs for infrastructure capacity improvements, with a planning level cost estimate of approximately ... «Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Jul 15»
7
Container ACT Supreme Court would cost $14.2 million, not $4.2 …
The Assembly's budget estimates committee had been informed of the mistake, with the cost estimate being increased by $10 million. «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»
8
Graffiti vandals target Des Plaines River Trail, Libertyville businesses
Tannahill did not have a cost estimate for the damage, but it will take hundreds of dollars in manpower to clean the kiosk support timbers, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Letter: School needs to present a better plan for campus
6, 2015, the school was given a detailed 30-page critique of both the concept and KFPP's cost estimate. This critique found the November 2013 ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
10
Final stadium cost could determine if Raiders deal is good for Oakland
Kephart may well be pressed for more information about his cost estimate for publicly financed roads, utilities and sewers that will be needed to ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»

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