Estimatics

Insurance jargon for the guidelines related to the act of estimating.

Please review the estimatics guidelines to verify how the roof repairs should be estimated.

by brombs February 18, 2021

Estimate

Estimate is a common word used in the construction industry. Usually used by a worker in a supervisory position or someone with their own truck as a way to get out of doing a shitty job or just not wanting to deal with it. Inclement weather and temperature usually play into it.

Hey Brandon, I need your help on this job. It’s real shitty

Sorry Matt, I have an estimate to do

by Mjc1125 May 3, 2018

Subcontractor Estimating

The practice of project cost estimation based on the weight and/or thickness of the construction plans not on content. Also acompanied by the phrase: "What spec. book?"
This term transponds all fields of construction.

Estimator 1: Looks like the plans weigh 10 pounds.
Estimator 2: Alright based on subcontractor estimating this one will cost 1 Million. Send in the bid.
Estimator 1: What about the spec. book?
Estimator 2: What spec. book? Just send it in already!

by Mini Smurff May 12, 2011

Estimatory

The ability to utilize the skills and talents acquired over time to create an estimate for Restoration or Reconstruction projects. This is a well-honed skillset possed by a Project Director.

"While a Project Director's role and responsibility has a sales piece to it, they also need to be proficient with the correct estimatory skills."

"It's a mindset... someone who is a PD has a helluva set estimatory skills."

"Tim: Project Directors possess both sales and estimatory skills."

by tkh127 August 4, 2023

Eatimator

Short man who works in an office as an HVAC estimator.

Yo, Chris its Ed commercial eatimator

by Block89 September 26, 2023

Exstigator

To not instigate.

Jim is an exstigator, therefore he has many friends.

by Exstigation Station May 5, 2018

Estimatedly

So between the company I order things through and USPS estimatedly is a combination of an estimate of time and approximation of time because neither one is quite accurate so estimately is somewhere in the middle

My package will estimatedly be here by Tuesday

by Jaynon Ymous October 11, 2025