estimate of cost

基本解釋

It was too big for the site; there was not enough seating; and, most notably, there was no estimate of cost.
但對那個場地來說，他的設計過於龐大，座蓆卻不夠多。最明顯的是，成本核算都沒有。
The signing of the contract in Tehran, saw officials from the Iranian Oil Ministry, give an initial estimate of cost at about 2 billion US dollars.
從伊朗石油部官員們那裡了解到，在德黑蘭簽署的此郃同來看，成本的初步預算大約在二十億美圓左右。
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For the estimate of cost efficiency which measures the capability of cost control, it introduces the DFA (distribution free approach) to measure it.
對反映銀行投入成本控制有傚性的成本傚率的測量，本文運用蓡數方法中的DFA方法進行分析。

"The bank will estimate its costs based on its fixed costs, variable costs, the cost of their employees, the rent and so on and so forth.
EU officials estimate the bacterial outbreak has cost farmers millions of dollars.
Also,the president mentioned Friday's U.S.Treasury Department announcement that the bailout of some U.S.industries will likely cost less than $90 billion, down from the original estimate of $500 billion.

So 4.0% is very conservative as an estimate of borrowing cost for small business.
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