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estimate

/ estimate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
"many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"
"in my estimation the boy is innocent"
Type of:
judgment judgement assessment
Kinds of:
capitalization capitalisation scalage
Derived:
gauge approximate guess judge
noun Sense 2
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
"an estimate of what it would cost"
"a rough idea how long it would take"
Type of:
calculation computation figuring
Kinds of:
guess guesswork guessing shot dead reckoning
Derived:
gauge approximate guess judge
noun Sense 3
the respect with which a person is held
"they had a high estimation of his ability"
Type of:
respect esteem regard
Kinds of:
reputation report
noun Sense 4
a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
"he got an estimate from the car repair shop"
Type of:
statement
Derived:
gauge approximate guess judge
verb Sense 5
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
Type of:
calculate cipher cypher
Kinds of:
quantize quantise misgauge place put
Derived:
evaluator judge judgment judgement judging
See also:
overestimate overrate lowball underestimate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
noun Sense 6
a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
Type of:
commercial document commercial instrument
Kinds of:
overestimate overestimation overvaluation overappraisal
Derived:
gauge approximate guess judge
verb Sense 7
judge to be probable
Type of:
judge
Kinds of:
allow take into account
Derived:
prognosis forecast forecaster predictor prognosticator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
67
Times Searched
2
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judgment judgement assessment capitalization capitalisation scalage calculation computation figuring guess guesswork guessing