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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 yvlog 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
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of estimate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of estimate1
Example Sentences
Last year, the Housing Ministry estimated that the country needs between 600,000 and one million new homes over the next four years in order to meet demand.
There are still an estimated four to six million landmines and other exploded munitions buried in Cambodia, according to the Landmine Monitor.
Her estimate was met with shock and a dash of skepticism from seasoned attorneys suing the county, who said it would blow any previous sex abuse payout out of the water.
Most analysts estimate that the auto tariffs will add thousands of dollars to the prices of new cars in the US, which reached a record average of $49,738 in December, according to Cox Automotive.
Webb's infrared observations also helped to narrow the estimate of the asteroid's size to be between 53-67 meters - about the size of a 10-storey building.
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