See Also: forecast 2, verb(dictionary)
forecast(2)(dictionary)
forecast(1)(dictionary)
forecast(medicine)
Sales Forecast(money)
Profit forecast(money)
Profit forecast(finance)
Sales forecast(finance)
Forex forecast(finance)
Consensus forecast(finance)

forecast 2, verb (oh)



2 past tense and past participle forecast or forecasted
v [T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: fore- + CAST1 'to arrange cleverly' (14-19 centuries)]
to make a statement saying what is likely to happen in the future, based on the information that you have now
-synonym predict predict
::Rain has been forecast for the weekend.
forecast (that)
::The Federal Reserve Bank forecasts that the economy will grow by 2% this year.