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təˌmeɪtverb (used with object)
1.
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.
2.
to form an opinion of; judge.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make an estimate.
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noun
4.
an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
5.
a judgment or opinion, as of the qualities of a person or thing.
6.
a statement of the approximate charge for work to be done, submitted by a person or business firm ready to undertake the work.
Related forms
es·ti·mat·ing·ly, adverb
es·ti·ma·tor, noun
pre·es·ti·mate, verb (used with object), -mat·ed, -mat·ing.
pre·es·ti·mate, noun
re·es·ti·mate, verb (used with object), -mat·ed, -mat·ing.
EXPANDre·es·ti·mate, noun
self-es·ti·mate, noun
un·es·ti·mat·ed, adjective
well-es·ti·mat·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. compute, count, reckon, gauge, assess, value, evaluate, appraise. 4. valuation, calculation, appraisal.
1. compute, count, reckon, gauge, assess, value, evaluate, appraise. 4. valuation, calculation, appraisal.
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Example Sentences
- The department will use the estimates for budgetary purposes.
- Can anyone give me a rough estimate on the entire download size of the beta.
- The team estimates that shoreline habitats such as mussel beds affected by the spill will take up to 30 years to recover fully.
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World English Dictionary
| estimate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to form an approximate idea of (distance, size, cost, etc); calculate roughly; gauge |
| 2. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to form an opinion about; judge: to estimate one's chances |
| 3. | to submit (an approximate price) for (a job) to a prospective client |
| 4. | (tr) statistics See estimator 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 |
| —n | |
| 5. | an approximate calculation |
| 6. | a statement indicating the likely charge for or cost of certain work |
| 7. | a judgment; appraisal; opinion |
| [C16: from Latin aestimāre to assess the worth of, of obscure origin] | |
| 'estimative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
estimate
1560s, from L. aestimatus, verbal noun from aestimare (see esteem). As a builder's statement of projected costs, from 1796.
EXPANDestimate
1590s, "appraise the worth of," from L. aestimat-, pp. stem of aestimare (see esteem). Meaning "form an approximate notion" is from 1660s. Related: Estimated; estimates; estimating.
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