Thread: Estimate

Coincido con Hebe con "quiero un estimado por escrito". Si lo traducimos como presupuesto, entonces cómo se traduciría "estimated budget"? Creo que estimado del costo se puede aplicar a cualquier contexto. Valoración podría traducirse también en dependencia del contexto.
De cualquier manera, sin contexto podríamos estar dando montones de posibilidades para la traducción. Pero por ejemplo si estamos hablando de una pintura, no puede traducirse como presupuesto, porque quiero un estimado del precio. Si hablamos de una inversión, quizás podría traducirse como presupuesto, pero aún no me convence. Sigo inclinada por la variante del estimado del costo, del monto, etc...
Echen una mirada a todas las definiciones encontradas.
Definiciones de estimate en la web en inglés:

• an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth;
• a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody;
• appraisal: a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
• a statement indicating the likely cost of some job;
• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time);
• calculate: judge to be probable
• the respect with which a person is held;
  wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
• Estimation is the calculated approximation of a result which is usable even if input data may be incomplete, uncertain, or noisy.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimate
• An professional assessment as to the van space requirements, weight of your household goods and cost of the move determined by the physical visual inspection of a shipment by a representative of the carrier.
  www.edc-mover.com/moving_glossary.htm
• The form used by the printer to calculate the project for the print buyer. This form contains the basic parameters of the project including size, quantity, colors, bleeds, photos etc.
  www.bplink.com/resources/glossary.html
• Estimate means a specific numerical value arrived at by the application of an estimator.
  www.nuclearglossary.com/cfr/nuclearglossary_CFR74.html
• To calculate approximately the amount, extent, or value of something.
  pisces.sdsu.edu/ONLINE_LESSONS/glossary.htm
• The proposed or expected budget for an advertising effort. www.motto.com/glossary.html
• An approximate cost of a service or product
  www.kashangroup.com/terms/termsconditions.htm
• To assess the dimension of an object, series of objects, event or condition without applying a standard scale or measuring device. Logical techniques of estimation, such as are involved in mathematical interpolation, may be used. See MEASURE.
  www.adprima.com/verbs.htm
• A statistical estimate is the value of a parameter (such as the number of ****-related ED visits) for the universe that is derived by applying sampling weights to data from a sample.
  dawninfo.samhsa.gov/files/DAWN_glossary.htm
• A preliminary cost analysis provided by a printer on how much a printing job will cost, listed in terms of price per piece and total cost per thousand. ...
  www.rainwater.com/glossary/e.html
• An informed prediction based on formal or documented experience or metrics. In the project context, estimates are made of effort (people's time), costs and benefits.
  www.its.monash.edu.au/staff/projects/project-management/glossary.html
• indicates that some or all agencies' expenditure values for the selected year are approximations.
  noep.mbari.org/FedExpend/fedExpend_terms.asp
• The anticipated cost of materials, labor, and associated cost for a proposed construction, repair, or remodeling project.
  www.nachi.org/glossary/e.htm
• General idea of your costs before start of the event.
  www.accenter.com/aboutthecenter/glossary.asp

Hello Justice,
After reading the entire context, I insist in using "me puedes ofrecer un estimado del costo para cambio de aceite y mantenimiento". If exxentrica says in Spain they use "presupuesto", then you have to take the context to the country.
If you are in Spain use "presupuesto", if in any other country, "costo estimado". I would not use "valoración" in this context.

Very good thread justice!!!

After re-reading this : Un presupuesto en España es vinculante, o sea, si un taller, como es el caso , te da un presupuesto este no puede cobrarte más, aunque al final los costes serían mayores.
I think than then "presupuesto" has nothing to do. If in English you want an estimate, this is not a final cost. An estimate can vary, at the end it can be more or less. So, this does not match the explanation above. "Presupuesto" definetely has nothing to do with your translation.

Originally Posted by SandraT

Hello Justice,
After reading the entire context, I insist in using "me puedes ofrecer un estimado del costo para cambio de aceite y mantenimiento". If exxentrica says in Spain they use "presupuesto", then you have to take the context to the country.
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I completely agree with Sandy. What's more, except for Spain (as exxcéntrica pointed out), in most countries the word presupuesto (budget) relates more to planning of money allocation. However, I must also say that I pictured a different scenario at the beginning. I thought Justice was referring to a quote or price listing. Justice this has been a very interesting and educational thread .. Congrats

PS. In my opinion, Sandra’s suggestion (Costo estimado) is very good option