Quote or estimate

poli

August 17, 2018, 11:50 AM

I have a question regarding the proper term in Spanish for obtaining a price for an expensive service to be rendered. An example would be if you own a home and need a new roof. You may want to obtain a quote or an estimate of how much laying a new roof would cost from various contractors. I assume the term is cotización, because it sounds like it has the same Latin root as quote. Is there a better term?

pjt33

August 17, 2018, 01:00 PM

The only word that I've heard used for that in Spain is presupuesto.

AngelicaDeAlquezar

August 20, 2018, 06:13 PM

"Hacer un presupuesto" or "una cotización". :)

poli

August 21, 2018, 11:06 AM

Thanks to both of you. Until now, I thought presupuesto meant nothing else but budget. Could you also use propuesta?

ROBINDESBOIS

August 21, 2018, 05:09 PM

:thumbsup:The only word that I've heard used for that in Spain is presupuesto.

No, propuesta is proposal