conservative estimate

Examples (10)

• Even at a conservative estimate, the project will take six months to complete.
• By a conservative estimate, the damage from the storm will cost over a million dollars.
• A conservative estimate puts the attendance at around 10,000, though we expect more.
• The official report provided a conservative estimate of the casualties.
• Our most conservative estimate suggests we'll need at least three more developers.
• The initial budget was based on a conservative estimate of material costs.
• Giving the client a conservative estimate is always a wise business practice.
• I think $2,000 is a conservative estimate for the repairs needed on the car.
• Historians' conservative estimates suggest the ancient city had a population of 50,000.
• The final figures will likely exceed our initial conservative estimate.