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estimate

[ verb es-tuh-meyt; noun es-tuh-mit, -meyt ]

verb (used with object)

estimated, estimating.
  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.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , ,

  2. to form an opinion of; judge.


verb (used without object)

estimated, estimating.
  1. to make an estimate.

noun

  1. an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a judgment or opinion, as of the qualities of a person or thing.
  3. 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

  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 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an approximate calculation
  2. a statement indicating the likely charge for or cost of certain work
  3. a judgment; appraisal; opinion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپپ, adjective
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Other 51Թ 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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of estimate1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin پٳܲ “valued,” past participle of پ “to value, fix the value of”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of estimate1

C16: from Latin پ to assess the worth of, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

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Doge, an advisory body, publishes a running total of its estimated savings on its website - it was $160bn the last time the site was updated on 20 April.

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The former deputy head of China's statistics bureau, He Keng, admitted two years ago that the most "extreme estimate" is that there are now enough vacant homes for 3 billion people.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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