recent estimate

collocation in English

meaningsofrecentandestimate

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recent
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.sənt/us
/ˈriː.sənt/
happening or starting from a short ...
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estimate
noun[C]
uk
/ˈes.tɪ.mət/us
/ˈes.tə.mət/
a guess of what the size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something ...
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(Definition ofrecentandestimatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The mostrecentestimateof the population was 248 breeding pairs in 2001-02.
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An accuraterecentestimateof the number of planorbid species is not available.
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The mostrecentestimateis that about 160,000 families are eligible for family income supplement.
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The mostrecentestimateindicated a requirement for two executive officers, five administrative officers, one administrative assistant and a custodian.
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The mostrecentestimateof semi-submersible drilling rig capacity—made before the recent oil crisis—foresaw a world-wide shortage of 20 rigs by 1982.
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A veryrecentestimateshows that the total cost of 10 basic surgery items necessary to practise dentistry has risen from £1,740 in 1969 to £6,697 today.
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The mostrecentestimateis that registration numbers may gradually fall by about 4 million as a result of this change.
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Arecentestimateis that each day-time opening causes delay costing £70, totalling over £34,000 a year.
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The mostrecentestimateof the cost of answering a parliamentary question is £54.
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The mostrecentestimateis that there are about 285,000 people with disabilities who are economically active and want but are not in work.
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Norecentestimateis available as to the number of families likely to be displaced from these houses.
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Norecentestimateof the shortage of houses is available.
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Arecentestimateshowed that during this period 1,171 dividends were maintained, 717 went down and only 133 went up.
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The mostrecentestimateis that in five years' time it will cost two to three times as much as water drawn from present sources.
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The mostrecentestimateis that about 160,000 families may be eligible far family income supplements.
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In 1948 the cost of establishing the industry was estimated at £1,155,250; the mostrecentestimateis £2,451,000.
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The mostrecentestimateis about £230 million for a full year at 1979–80 income levels.
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A morerecentestimatethan 1977 is not available.
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My department's mostrecentestimateof those seeking work but not registered as unemployed is about one-third of a million for 1979–80.
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