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ESLPodcast236–AnOn-SiteEstimate

GLOSSARY

buildingcontractor–aorcompanythatishiredbysomeoneelseto

buildhomesoroffices

*ThePatilswereveryhappywiththeirbuildingcontractorbecausehebuilttheir

homefasterandforlessmoneythantheythoughthewould.

on-site–atthelocationoftheproject;attheplacewheretheprojectisbeing

done

*Natashaofferson-sitecomputerservices,goingtohercustomers’homesto

helpthemwiththeircomputerneeds.

estimate–aguessabouthowmuchsomethingwillcost,withoutcalculatingit

exactly;ae

*Themechanicgaveusa$450estimateforrepairingourcar,butitactuallycost

morethan$1,000!Needlesstosay,weweren’thappy.

toinspect–tolookatsomethingcarefully;toexamine

*Beforebuyingourhouse,wegotsomeonequalifiedtoinspecthomestomake

suretherewerenomajorproblems.

e–aformalguessorestimateabouthowmuchsomethingwillcost,usually

beforeaserviceisprovided

*ThecompanychosePenelopetodotheprojectbecauseherewasthe

lowest.

toexpand–tomakesomethingbigger

*Wewanttoexpandthelivingroombytakingoutthewallbetweentheliving

roomandtheextrabedroom.

squarefeet–ameasurementofarea;1squarefoot=0.09squaremeter

*Jason’sapartmentisreallysmall–only300squarefeet.

todouble–tomultiplysomethingbytwo;tomakesomething100%bigger

*Thebambooplantgrowsveryquicklyandcandoubleitssizeeve