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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
According to the UN, nearly 13 million people have been forced from their homes since the fighting began in 2023, while an estimated 150,000 people have been killed.
Doge publishes a running total of its estimated savings on its website - which stood at $160bn the last time the site was updated on 20 April.
The government estimates that of 1,600 deaths on UK roads last year, four were caused by cyclists.
The Small Business Administration has estimated that, in an effort to more quickly distribute relief, it gave out more than $200 billion in potentially fraudulent funds through its COVID-19-era disaster loan programs.
The industry, including the Port of Long Beach, transportation workers and far-flung warehouses, contributed nearly $300 billion in direct economic output and an estimated $93.3 billion in tax revenue in 2022, according to the report.
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