conservatively estimate
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To estimate something at a deliberately low and cautious level.
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- It is conservatively estimated that the total damage will exceed one billion dollars.
- We conservatively estimate that the project will require at least six months of dedicated work.
- Analysts conservatively estimate the company's first-quarter earnings to be around $1.50 per share.
- To be safe, you should always conservatively estimate your travel time to the airport.
- The organizers conservatively estimate an attendance of 50,000 people for the festival.
- Even if we conservatively estimate the market size, the potential for growth is still enormous.
- The report conservatively estimated that only 20% of the plastic waste is actually recycled.
- Conservatively estimating, I'd say we need to sell at least a hundred tickets to break even.
- The true number of users is likely higher than what the company will conservatively estimate in its press release.
- Historians conservatively estimate the population of the ancient city to have been around 20,000 inhabitants.