budget estimate
Spending plan approximation
A budget estimate is a preliminary calculation of expected costs or revenues, used for planning before final figures are known.
Budget estimates help organizations allocate resources and anticipate expenses: The contractor provided a budget estimate for the renovation.
They're understood to be approximate—actual costs may differ.
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- ballparkSports venue or estimate
- quoteRepeated words from another
- costingEstimating expenses required
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- estimatesballpark, ballpark figure, guesstimate, approximation, rough calculation
budget estimateexpense report
Record of business outlays
financial statement · bank statement · accounts payable · receipts
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