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Estimate   /ˈɛstəmət/  /ˈɛstəmˌeɪt/   Listen
Estimate

noun
1.
An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth.  Synonyms: approximation, estimation, idea.  "A rough idea how long it would take"
2.
A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody.  Synonym: estimation.  "In my estimation the boy is innocent"
3.
A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation).  Synonyms: appraisal, estimation.
4.
A statement indicating the likely cost of some job.
5.
The respect with which a person is held.  Synonym: estimation.
verb
(past & past part. estimated; pres. part. estimating)
1.
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).  Synonyms: approximate, gauge, guess, judge.
2.
Judge to be probable.  Synonyms: calculate, count on, figure, forecast, reckon.



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"Estimate" Quotes from Famous Books



... Highness?" the Marquis said thoughtfully. "I would hesitate to make any estimate of percentages. Once a man gets a reputation like that, the number of his reputed sins quickly surpasses the number of actual ones. Doubtless many of the stories one hears are of whole cloth; others may have only a slight ...
— The Eyes Have It • Gordon Randall Garrett
... so far exceeds that of the animals which we are accustomed to see daily, that the imagination magnifies its unusual dimensions; and I have seldom or ever met with an inexperienced spectator who did not unconsciously over-estimate the size of an elephant shown to him, whether in captivity or in a state of nature. Major DENHAM would have guessed some which he saw in Africa to be sixteen feet in height, but the largest when killed was found to measure nine feet six, from ...
— Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon • J. Emerson Tennent
... way down the mountain slope, found that his estimate of the storm was cheerlessly correct; the fluffy stuff underfoot was in places already knee-deep and mounting steadily higher. He shook himself and growled in his throat ...
— The Everlasting Whisper • Jackson Gregory
... Grandon finally decides to dispose of her claim, and everything is adjusted for the law's inspection, approval, and ultimate signature. Floyd Grandon has redeemed his trust, has obeyed his dead father's wishes, and circumstances have proved that the dying man did not over-estimate the worth of what he was leaving. But it has been a severe and distasteful duty, and only the closest attention, the best judgment, and most wary perseverance, have saved the family from ruin. He gives his advisers full credit for their help and sympathy; but it ...
— Floyd Grandon's Honor • Amanda Minnie Douglas
... named Walter Sayers, was the only son of a man who in his time had been well known in Chicago's social and club life. Everyone had thought him wealthy and he had tried to live up to people's estimate of his fortune. His son Walter had wanted to be a singer and had expected to inherit a comfortable fortune. At thirty he had married and three years later when his father died he was already the father ...
— Triumph of the Egg and Other Stories • Sherwood Anderson


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