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单词 pre-estimate
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pre-estimaten.

Brit. /ˌpriːˈɛstᵻmət/, /prɪˈɛstᵻmət/, U.S. /priˈɛstəmət/
Forms: 1900s preëstimate, 1900s– pre-estimate.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, estimate n.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + estimate n., after pre-estimate v.
An estimate made in advance or beforehand.
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1903 Cases Court of Session 5th Ser. 5 19 The amount stipulated might be such as to make it plain that it was merely stipulated in terrorem, and could not possibly have formed a genuine pre-estimate of probable or possible damage.
1904 Arena Nov. 496/1 My preëstimate of life in the Islands was nearly as bad as subsequent time disclosed.
1950 Phylon 11 296 We trust that the issue will in some measure justify so generous a pre-estimate.
1993 D. I. Bainbridge Introd. Computer Law (ed. 2) 110 Liquidated damages are a genuine pre-estimate of the loss resulting from the breach.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pre-estimatev.

Brit. /(ˌ)priːˈɛstᵻmeɪt/, U.S. /ˌpriˈɛstəˌmeɪt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, estimate v.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + estimate v. Compare post-classical Latin praeaestimare (12th cent. in a British source).
transitive. To estimate beforehand, make a prior estimation of.
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1888 Times 17 Dec. 5/3 Future expenditure might have been rendered unavoidable, the magnitude of which it is not possible to pre-estimate.
1950 J. D. Black Rural Econ. New Eng. xxviii. 587 The simple and most rational procedure for pre-estimating degree of intensity and productivity level in woodland management.
2002 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 5 Nov. 14 I would rather pre-estimate the length of my stay and pay the old price of 50p for the first hour.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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