Definition

1. Verb:

   • To estimate: To calculate or judge the value, amount, number, or cost of something in advance, often based on incomplete data.
   • To budget: To plan or calculate the expected income and expenditures for a future project or period.
   • To forecast (a cost): To predict or compute a future financial requirement.

2. Noun:

   • An estimate: A statement of the approximate cost for a job or service.
   • A budget: A detailed financial plan for a future period or project, outlining expected income and expenses.
   • A cost forecast: A document predicting the financial resources needed.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi cần dự toán chi phí xây dựng trước khi bắt đầu. (We need to estimate the construction cost before starting.)
  • Kế toán đang dự toán ngân sách cho năm tới. (The accountant is budgeting for next year.)
• Noun:
  • Anh ấy đã gửi dự toán cho công việc sửa chữa. (He submitted an estimate for the repair work.)
  • Dự toán này cần được phê duyệt. (This budget needs to be approved.)

Advanced Usage

• "dự toán ngân sách": Budget estimation; the process of creating a budget.
  • Giai đoạn dự toán ngân sách rất quan trọng. (The budget estimation phase is very important.)
• "bảng dự toán": Estimate sheet; budget table.
  • Mọi chi tiết đều có trong bảng dự toán. (Every detail is in the estimate sheet.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dự toán chi phí (v/n): To cost-estimate / a cost estimate.
  • Việc dự toán chi phí phải chính xác. (Cost estimating must be accurate.)
• Dự thảo ngân sách (n): Budget draft.
  • Ủy ban đang xem xét dự thảo ngân sách. (The committee is reviewing the budget draft.)

Synonyms

• Estimate (v/n): To calculate roughly / a rough calculation.
• Budget (v/n): To plan financially / a financial plan.
• Forecast (v/n): To predict / a prediction (especially financial).
• Calculate in advance (v): To compute beforehand.

Related Terms and Phrases

• Phê duyệt dự toán: To approve a budget/estimate.
  • Hội đồng quản trị đã phê duyệt dự toán. (The board of directors approved the budget.)
• Vượt dự toán: To exceed the budget/estimate.
  • Dự án có nguy cơ vượt dự toán. (The project risks exceeding the budget.)

verb

1. to calculate in advance