English Explanatory Dictionary

estimate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
  2. A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.
  3. An upper limitation on some positive quantity.
verb
  1. To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
  2. To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.
adj
  1. estimated

Pronunciation

/ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/ /ˈɛs.tə.mət/ en-us-estimate-noun.ogg en-us-estimate-verb.ogg /ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪt/ /ˈɛs.təˌmeɪt/

Word forms

estimate estimates æstimate estimating estimated more estimate most estimate

Etymology

From Middle English estimat, borrowed from Latin aestimātus (“valuing, estimate”, only used in the ablative singular: "aestimātū..." (in valuing...)), from aestimō + -tus (“action noun-forming suffix”).

Synonyms

estimation appraisal appraise assess approximate put give

Derived words

ballpark estimate cost estimate counterestimate Fermi estimate costimate guesstimate guestimate misestimate reestimate subestimate estimable estimatable estimatingly estimation estimator overestimate underestimate

Translations

Bhojpuri: आकलन Bulgarian: пресмятане Bulgarian: приблизителна оценка Chinese Mandarin: 估計 /估计 Czech: odhad Danish: estimat Dutch: schatting Estonian: hinnang Faroese: ætl Finnish: arvio French: estimation German: Schätzung German: Abschätzung Greek: υπολογισμός Greek: εκτίμηση Hindi: आकलन Hindi: अनुमान Hungarian: becslés Icelandic: áætlun Irish: meastachán Italian: stima Japanese: 推定 Khmer: វោលោកនៈ Polish: oszacowanie Portuguese: estimativa Portuguese: cálculo Romanian: estimare Russian: оце́нка Scottish Gaelic: tuairmse Slovene: ocena Spanish: presupuesto Spanish: estimación Swedish: uppskattning Swedish: skattning Tagalog: taya Tagalog: tantiya Telugu: అంచనా Ottoman Turkish: تقدیر Ukrainian: оці́нка Ukrainian: кошто́рис Vietnamese: ước lượng Welsh: amcangyfrif
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