estimate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
- Synonyms:
- appraisal, calculation, valuation
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a judgment or opinion, as of the qualities of a person or thing.
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a statement of the approximate charge for work to be done, submitted by a person or business firm ready to undertake the work.
verb
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to form an approximate idea of (distance, size, cost, etc); calculate roughly; gauge
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(tr; may take a clause as object) to form an opinion about; judge
to estimate one's chances
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to submit (an approximate price) for (a job) to a prospective client
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(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
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an approximate calculation
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a statement indicating the likely charge for or cost of certain work
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a judgment; appraisal; opinion
Other Word Forms
- estimatingly adverb
- estimative adjective
- estimator noun
- preestimate verb (used with object)
- reestimate verb (used with object)
- self-estimate noun
- unestimated adjective
- well-estimated adjective
Etymology
Origin of estimate
First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin aestimātus “valued,” past participle of aestimāre “to value, fix the value of”
Example Sentences
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Dubai's airport and seaport account for about 60 percent of the emirate's revenues, official estimates show.
From Barron's
He and Todd Combs, who left Berkshire in December for an investment position at JPMorgan Chase, had each run an estimated 5% of the equity portfolio, with Buffett handling the rest.
From Barron's
In the past decade in Europe, Celtic have made an estimated £195m in prize money and television rights.
From BBC
"It's estimated there are around 100,000 UK citizens living and working and visiting in the wider region as well," the Democratic Unionist Party assembly member said.
From BBC
The amount of iron carried by meltwater is several times lower than earlier estimates.
From Science Daily
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