anslåtte

Anslåtte is an adjective used in Danish and Norwegian (and their variants) meaning “estimated.” It derives from the verb anslå, which means to estimate or to set at a certain level. As a past participle, anslåtte is employed to describe figures or quantities that are not exact, indicating a provisional or approximate value.

In use, anslåtte typically precedes or accompanies a noun to qualify it as not exact. It is common in formal writing, statistics, budgets, journalism, and government reports when presenting figures that are based on calculations, projections, or incomplete data. The term can be used attributively before a noun or predicatively with a linking verb to describe the noun. For example, Danish writers might say “de anslåede tal” (the estimated numbers), while Norwegian sources might render “de anslåtte kostnadene” (the estimated costs).

Spelling and inflection vary by language and grammatical context. In Danish, related forms include anslået (singular) and anslåede (plural/definite). In Norwegian, variants such as anslått or anslåtte appear, depending on dialect and form. The specific form of anslåtte will align with the language’s rules for adjectives and participles, including number and definiteness.

Equivalent terms in English include “estimated,” “projected,” or “approximate.” The term is widely used in data reporting and official documents to convey that figures are not exact but based on available information and methodologies.