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quantity surveyor

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Construction
ˈquantity surˌveyor noun [countable]  BOTBC British English someone whose job is to calculate the amount of materials needed to build something, how long it will take to build, and how much it will cost 〔建筑〕估算员,估算师
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quantity surveyorHe retained his private practice as a quantity surveyor from his office at No. 4, Parliament Street.Another big cod fell to Cardiff quantity surveyor Steve Williams on his first-ever fishing trip.The association's own quantity surveyor and marketing department made detailed investigations.The costing process for nominated suppliers also involves the client's quantity surveyor.He also works with the quantity surveyor to prepare budget costs.
From Longman Business Dictionaryquantity surveyorˈquantity surˌveyorPROPERTY someone whose job is to calculate the amount of materials, money, time etc needed to build something surveyor
ˈquantity surˌveyor nounChineseSyllable
someone is Business amount of to Corpus the job whose calculate


quantity surveyor
ˈquantity surˌveyor noun [countable]
British English someone whose job is to calculate the amount of materials needed to build something, how long it will take to build, and how much it will cost


quantity surveyorBrE /ˈkwɒntəti səveɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkwɑːntəti sərveɪər/ 🔊 noun (BrE) a person whose job is to calculate the quantity of materials needed for building sth, how much it will cost and how long it will take (建筑)估价师,估算员