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earnings estimate

 
 
noun [C] FINANCE

Definition

a statement of the expected profits of a particular company over a particular period: Analysts issue earnings estimates, giving earnings per share that the analyst believes a particular company will report in its next quarterly statement.
(Definition of earnings estimate noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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