单词 | pre-estimate |
释义 | pre-estimaten. An estimate made in advance or beforehand. ΚΠ 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. transitive. To estimate beforehand, make a prior estimation of. ΚΠ 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). < n.1903v.1888 |
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