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estimate

Pronunciation: /ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/

The English word “estimate” has 6 meanings listed here.

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.

adjective

  1. estimated

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”).

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