1.
to estimate, to assess, to calculate roughly
To roughly calculate the cost, amount, time, or value of something. Commonly used in business for making cost estimates and quotations.
工事費用を見積もる。
I estimate the construction costs.
被害額は一億円と見積もられている。
The damage is estimated at 100 million yen.
時間を多めに見積もっておいたほうが、安心だ。
It's safer to estimate on the generous side when it comes to time.
USAGE:
The noun form 見積もり (estimate, quotation) is extremely common in business. It can also be written 見積り. The expressions 多めに見積もる (to overestimate) and 少なめに見積もる (to underestimate) are frequently used.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 費用を見積もる: to estimate costs
- 多めに見積もる: to estimate on the high side
- 少なめに見積もる: to estimate on the low side
- ～と見積もられる: to be estimated at...
- 見積もりを出す: to give a quotation