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Estimate

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/ˈestɪmət/nounCommon term

In veterinary medicine, estimate means: A written or spoken statement of the likely cost of treatment, given to the owner before the work is done.

In Turkish: tahmini maliyet, fiyat tahmini, ön fiyat bilgisi

How it is used

Vets give, provide or update an estimate, and owners often sign it with the consent form. Estimates are usually a range and may change if complications arise. A quote, by contrast, is a fixed price.

Example sentences

  1. Here's an estimate for the X-rays and the surgery; it may change if we find more damage.

  2. I'll call you if the costs are going to go over the estimate.

Common collocations

  • give an estimate
  • written estimate
  • update the estimate
  • go over the estimate
  • treatment estimate
  • consent formA document an owner signs to agree to a procedure such as surgery or anaesthesia after the risks, costs and alternatives have been explained.
  • clientThe owner or keeper who brings an animal to the vet, agrees to treatment and pays the bill. In veterinary work the animal is the patient and the person is the client.
  • consultationA meeting, usually booked as an appointment, in which a vet examines an animal, discusses the problem with the owner and agrees a plan.
  • hospitaliseTo admit an animal to the clinic so that it stays for treatment, monitoring or care, for example on a drip. US spelling: hospitalize.

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