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estimate
[ verb es-tuh-meyt; noun es-tuh-mit, -meyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately:
to estimate the cost of a college education.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
- to form an opinion of; judge.
verb (used without object)
- to make an estimate.
noun
- an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
Synonyms: , ,
- a judgment or opinion, as of the qualities of a person or thing.
- a statement of the approximate charge for work to be done, submitted by a person or business firm ready to undertake the work.
estimate
verb
- to form an approximate idea of (distance, size, cost, etc); calculate roughly; gauge
- tr; may take a clause as object to form an opinion about; judge
to estimate one's chances
- to submit (an approximate price) for (a job) to a prospective client
- tr statistics to assign a value (a point estimate ) or range of values (an interval estimate ) to a parameter of a population on the basis of sampling statistics See estimator
noun
- an approximate calculation
- a statement indicating the likely charge for or cost of certain work
- a judgment; appraisal; opinion
Derived Forms
- ˈپپ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- t·iԲ· adverb
- t·tǰ noun
- ·t·ٱ verb (used with object) preestimated preestimating
- ·t·ٱ noun
- ·t·ٱ verb (used with object) reestimated reestimating
- ·t·ٱ noun
- -t·ٱ noun
- ܲ·t·e adjective
- ɱ-t·e adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of estimate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of estimate1
Example Sentences
Davenport has said it would be reckless to offer big raises, considering the sex abuse settlement, an estimated $2 billion in wildfire costs and threats from the Trump administration to slash millions in federal funding.
Authorities estimate that 100 people attended a vigil Sunday evening at the home of Santa Ana resident Alejandro Oliveros Acosta, 45, who was arrested and booked last week on suspicion of felony animal cruelty.
He points to Coalition adverts that tie money "wasted" on the referendum – which is estimated to have cost more than $A400m – into the discussion about cost of living and a struggling economy.
An estimated three million dead and millions more injured.
Campaigners estimate more than 300,000 homes could lose heating - or have it stuck on constantly - in what energy regulator Ofgem has called "an urgent consumer welfare issue".
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