Definitions for estimates
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1. Estimates

   In the Westminster system of government, the Estimates are an outline of government spending for the following fiscal year presented by the cabinet to parliament. The Estimates are drawn up by bureaucrats in the finance ministry in collaboration with cabinet ministers. They consist of detailed reports on how each department or ministry will spend its money. The estimates are normally introduced in the responsible chamber (the lower house in bicameral parliaments) just prior to the main Budget Day, which gives them time to be analyzed by House committees. Unlike the budget, the estimates contain no references to fiscal policy, long-term goals, or funding. After each section is reviewed by the relevant committee the entire Estimates are voted on as one bill. Defeat on the vote is treated as loss of supply and tantamount to loss of confidence. Unlike tax proposals in the budget, the Estimates are rarely controversial, with most issues being dealt with in committee. Most of the countries also mandate an update or series of updates to the Estimates to account for changes in the economy or in government policy. In Canada, for instance, this update must be passed in December each year.

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1. Estimates

   In countries using the Westminster system the Estimates are a series of legislative proposals to parliament outlining how the government will spend its money. The Estimates are drawn up by bureaucrats in the treasury department in collaboration with representatives from the cabinet. They consist of detailed reports on how each department or ministry will spend its money. The estimates are normally introduced in the House of Commons just prior to the main budget, which gives them time to be analyzed by House committees. Unlike the budget the estimates contain no references to fiscal policy, long term goals, or where the money is coming from. After each section is reviewed by the relevant committee the entire Estimates are voted on as one bill. This "supply" vote is a matter of confidence. Unlike tax proposals in the budget, the Estimates are rarely controversial, with most issues being dealt with in committee. Most of the countries also mandate an update or series of updates to the Estimates to account for changes in the economy or in government policy. In Canada, for instance, this update must be passed in December each year.

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1. estimates

   Army estimates are the computation of expenses to be incurred in the support of an army for a given time.

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   Rank popularity for the word 'estimates' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4749

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'estimates' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4220

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of estimates in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of estimates in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of estimates in a Sentence

1. Paul Mendelsohn:

   The China 7 percent drop last night and the close of the market, along with Saudi Arabia, are causing investors to rethink to their growth estimates and the geopolitical risk that’s really out there.

2. Robert Chote:

   No-one can know with confidence how much spare capacity there is in the economy or what the sustainable growth rate ... will be looking forward, any rule needs to be defined in the knowledge that our estimates of these things may change.

3. Chuck Carlson:

   The Fed pivoted so abruptly, which gives one pause about what they're saying about the economy, flat to falling interest rates are not good news for bank interest margins. It's not surprising that analysts are taking down earnings estimates.

4. Frank Kendall:

   We are at risk and things are getting worse. I came back to the Pentagon in 2010 after being away. The intelligence estimates when I left in 1994 were that China was really not much of a problem for us but in 10 or 15 years they could be based on their economic rate of growth. The intelligence estimates were correct.

5. Finance Minister Ibrahim Alassaf:

   We were realistic in our estimates for next year's revenues in light of current and expected developments in the oil market. Maybe over the past years I agree we were conservative, but this year we were realistic.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimates
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=estimates
3. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
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