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quantity surveyor

British  

noun

  1. a person who estimates the cost of the materials and labour necessary for a construction job

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But mum Monika, a quantity surveyor based near Milton Keynes, said she had "no idea how difficult it would be" to find a new place for their son.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2025

Stacy is currently on statutory maternity pay of £172 a week but says she needs to return to her job as a quantity surveyor at Fife Council to increase her earnings.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2024

As a quantity surveyor and property developer, Butler had no connections with that world, let alone with an actor on the wishlist of most casting directors.

From The Guardian Oct. 29, 2016

"Baby's going to be busy," she says, from beneath a hairstyle so elaborate it looks like it required not a stylist, but a team of structural engineers and a quantity surveyor.

From The Guardian Jun. 17, 2010

Oh, by the way, the quantity surveyor has just sent in the quantities for that schoolroom at Woodford—do you mind running through them and seeing they're right?

From The Brass Bottle by Anstey, F.

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