estimate

noun

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 3

    the respect with which a person is held

    they had a high estimation of his ability

  4. 4

    a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

  5. 5

    a statement indicating the likely cost of some job

    he got an estimate from the car repair shop

verb

  1. 1

    judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

    I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds

  2. 2

    judge to be probable

Synonyms

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