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conservative estimate
collocation
a guess of what the size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something might be that is likely to be less than the real size, value, amount, cost, etc.:
A conservative estimate of the value of the land would be about £5 million.
At a conservative estimate, the average age in the village is around 65.
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conservative estimate
Even conservative estimates put the losses in the region of £10 million.
A conservative estimate of the deer population in the region would be around 100,000.
The most conservative estimates predict that it would take five years to get permission for and build the pipeline.
If I said there were three million unemployed, that would be a conservative estimate.我要是说失业人数有300万的话，那是保守估计。
Conservative estimates put his salary at about £4 million a year.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cautious and vigilant
abundance
an abundance of cautionidiom
askance
attentive
attentively
diligent
diligent about something/doing something
discreet
due diligence
gingerly
meticulousness
mindful
minutely
narrowly
once
semi-conservative
slowly
snuffly
super-cautious
super-conservative
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