Meaning & use
Projected
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Estimated or forecast for the future based on current trends or data.
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The company's projected revenue for next year is twenty percent higher than this year's.
Engineers reviewed the projected costs before approving the bridge construction.
A note on using this word
As the past tense of 'project,' it also describes something cast onto a surface, as in 'the image was projected onto the wall.'
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Cast or thrown forward onto a surface, such as light or an image.
A giant map was projected onto the auditorium wall.
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