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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



... attempt to attact, but fled and made the most tremendous roaring from the moment he was shot. We had no means of weighing this monster; Capt. Clark thought he would weigh 500 lbs. for my own part I think the estimate too small by 100 lbs. he measured 8 Feet 71/2 Inches from the nose to the extremety of the hind feet, 5 F. to 1/2 Inch arround the breast, 1 F. 11 I. arround the middle of the arm, & 3 F. 11 I. arround the ...
— The Journals of Lewis and Clark • Meriwether Lewis et al
... provided opera for the country. Signor Luigi Arditi, who first appeared as conductor of the Havana Company in about 1848, and had seen more operatic service in America than any other conductor, made a brief but interesting estimate of the impresarios under whom he had traveled during those years. "I have come to the conclusion," he writes, "that Don Francesco Marty (of the Havana Company) was the most generous of men, and ...
— Annals of Music in America - A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events • Henry Charles Lahee
... ill-gotten wealth, when right our estimate, Is on the heart and mind a dead oppressive weight That burdens evermore, with pain the conscience wringeth, Its quiet rest disturbs, ...
— Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs - Translated by John Kelly • Paul Gerhardt
... despair has seized me ever since the day of that tourney. Did you ever see anyone look fairer than she did that day seated amongst all the grand folks? There was not one to compare with her, and I caught words in several quarters which showed me I am not wrong in my estimate of her.' ...
— Penshurst Castle - In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney • Emma Marshall
... therefore propose the following Methods to the Consideration of such as would find out their secret Faults, and make a true Estimate of themselves. ...
— The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 - With Translations and Index for the Series • Joseph Addison and Richard Steele


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