forecast
101Consensus forecast — The mean of all financial analysts forecasts for a company. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * consensus forecast UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE a method of measuring how successful a company or the economy will be. A consensus… …
102consensus forecast — The mean of all financial analysts forecasts for a company. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * consensus forecast UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE a method of measuring how successful a company or the economy will be. A consensus forecast is …
103cash flow forecast — UK US noun [C] (also cash flow projection) ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE a plan of how much money a company expects to spend and receive over a particular period: »The bank has requested that we put together a business plan and cash flow forecast …
104economic forecast — UK US noun [C] ECONOMICS ► a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future of a particular economy: »The Chancellor has stuck to optimistic economic forecasts. »Revenue estimates in the proposed budget were developed using a national …
105financial forecast — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► a statement of what a company s financial position is likely to be in the future, for example what its costs, income, and profits will be: »Be sure to provide a financial forecast to prove the viability of your business.… …
106market forecast — UK US noun [C] COMMERCE ► a statement about what will probably happen in a particular market, used to help make business decisions: »In its latest market forecast, the airline said passenger traffic would grow three fold between now and 2023.… …
107long-range weather forecast — A weather forecast covering a period of more than forty eight hours from the time of the forecast. The term more often is applied to a thirty day outlook …
108medium-range forecast — A forecast of weather conditions for a period from 48 h to a week in advance. Also known as an extended range forecast …
109world area forecast system — A world wide system by which world and regional area forecast centers provide aeronautical meteorological en route forecasts in uniform standardized formats (ICAO). The objective of the world forecast system is to: i. Supply meteorological… …
110shipping forecast — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms shipping forecast : singular shipping forecast plural shipping forecasts British a radio broadcast describing what weather conditions will be like for ships sailing on the sea …
