estimate
Definitions
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
Alternative Forms
ˈestimative adjectiveWord Origin
C16: from Latin aestimāre to assess the worth of, of obscure originSynonyms
View thesaurus entry= approximate calculation
guess,
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judgment,
evaluation,
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appraisal,
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rough calculation
ballpark figure,
approximate cost approximate price
appraisement,
Translations
- British English:
estimate
An estimate is an approximate calculation of a quantity or value....the official estimate of the election result.ˈɛstɪmət NOUN ...the official estimate of the election result. - Spanish: cálculo aproximado nm
- French:
estimation
nf
- German:
Schätzung
nf
- Chinese: 估计 n
- Arabic: تَقْدِير n
- Portuguese: estimativa nf
- Russian: оценка nf
- Croatian: procjena nf
- Czech: odhad nm
- Danish: skøn nnt
- Dutch: schatting nf
- Finnish: arvio n
- Greek: εκτίμηση nf
- Italian: stima nf
- Japanese: 見積もり n
- Korean: 견적 n
- Norwegian: kostnadsoverslag nnt
- Polish: oszacowanie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: estimativa nf
- European Spanish: cálculo aproximado nm
- Swedish: uppskattning nutr
- Thai: การตีราคา n
- Turkish: tahmin n
- Vietnamese: sự ước tính n
- British English:
estimate
If you estimate a quantity or value, you make an approximate judgment or calculation of it.Try to estimate how many steps it will take to get to a close object.ˈɛstɪˌmeɪt VERB Try to estimate how many steps it will take to get to a close object.
- Spanish:
calcular
v
- French:
estimer
vt
- German:
schätzen
v
- Chinese: 估计 v
- Arabic: يُقَيِّمُ v
- Portuguese: estimar v
- Russian: оценивать v
- Croatian: procijeniti v
- Czech: odhadnout v odhadovat
- Danish: skønne v
- Dutch: schatten v
- Finnish: arvioida v
- Greek: υπολογίζω v
- Italian: stimare v
- Japanese: 見積もる v
- Korean: 추정하다 v
- Norwegian: anslå v
- Polish: oszacować v szacować
- Brazilian Portuguese: estimar v
- European Spanish:
calcular
v
- Swedish: uppskatta v
- Thai: ประมาณ v
- Turkish: tahminde bulunmak v
- Vietnamese: ước tính v
Usage examples
The initial estimate of about 60 was revised upwards to about 120 with the discovery of a new population.
, SPIX'S MACAW: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (2002)One estimate puts the number of cloned cattle in the US at a couple of hundred, compared to 100 million normal cattle.
New Scientist (2003)In the late 1980s and early 90s they estimate they lost more than 100 cows and calves due to unexplained reasons.
Irish Times (2002)Agents were asked to estimate house price increases according to celebrity ratings.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Another quantitative estimate of the new century makes a chilling comparison to this European observation.
, EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)