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es·ti·mate (es′tə māt′; for n., -mit)

transitive verb -·mat′ed, -·mat′·ing

  1. to form an opinion or judgment about
  2. to judge or determine generally but carefully (size, value, cost, requirements, etc.); calculate approximately

Etymology: < L aestimatus, pp. of aestimare: see esteem

intransitive verb

to make an estimate or estimates

noun

  1. a general calculation of size, value, etc.; esp., an approximate computation of the probable cost of a piece of work made by a person undertaking to do the work
  2. an opinion or judgment

estimate Related Forms
es′·ti·ma′·tive adjective es′·ti·ma′·tor noun
estimate Synonyms

estimate

n.

  1. An appraisal of the value of something

    evaluation, assessment, appraisal, estimation, valuation, appraisement, calculation, gauging, rating, assay, survey, measure, mensuration, reckoning; see also judgment 2.

  2. Opinion

    judgment, appraisal, estimation, view; see judgment 3.

  3. A considered guess

    approximation, estimation, educated guess, guesstimate*; see guess.

estimate Synonyms

estimate

v.

  1. To make a rough or tentative appraisal

    appraise, approximate, rate, value, evaluate, count, number, reckon, guess, judge, gauge, figure, measure, calculate, figure costs, assess, assay, account, compute, prepare an estimate, furnish an estimate, set a value on, set a figure, budget, prepare a budget, do the cost accounting, get figures for, guesstimate*, give a ballpark figure*; see also calculate 1.

    Antonyms check, measure*, verify. *

  2. To form an opinion about

    consider, reckon, figure, evaluate, appraise, suspect, predict, suppose, prophesy, reason, think, expect, regard, judge, deem, view, rate, class, rank, look upon, surmise, conjecture, determine, decide, conclude, size up*.

estimate, in this comparison, refers broadly to the forming of a personal opinion or judgment; appraise implies the aim of giving an accurate or expert judgment, as of value or worth to appraise a new house; evaluate also connotes an attempt at an exact judgment, but rarely with reference to value in terms of money let us evaluate the evidence; rate implies assignment of comparative value, quality, etc. he is rated the best in his field See also syn. study at calculate.

estimate Usage Examples

Object

  • probability: However, let us suppose that an improved rating system estimates the probability of the home win to be 65 % .
  • parameter: In statistical work, one needs to estimate these parameters from observations of the process.
  • cost: Galloway was awarded £ 150,000 damages plus costs estimated to total £ 1.2 million.

Converse of object

  • revise: Energy minister Mr Tim Eggar gave the revised estimates in Parliament and made it clear these estimates were still very preliminary.
  • derive: Mathematical models will be required in order to combine the data estimates derived from the range of sources.
  • obtain: There is a need to obtain reasonable estimates of accident risk for individual groups.

Adjective modifier

  • conservative: So the most conservative estimate of the surveillance element alone is perhaps four or five million pounds since 1990.
  • rough: They will also produce a rough estimate of what they think the work will cost.
  • accurate: Learn to make accurate estimates of the time needed for each task.
  • pooled: Medicaid enrollment among offered insurance present the pooled estimate other government.
  • realistic: Any number of control loops can be imposed on the simulation allowing control system evaluation and realistic energy consumption estimates.
  • reliable: These can be estimated in a way similar to the power spectrum, but more data is usually needed to get reliable estimates.

Noun used with modifier

  • mid-year: IS Claim rates are calculated using the people aged 16-59 from the 2003 Mid-Year population estimates.
  • elasticity: Approaches to overcome elasticity estimate for turn people compare individual health insurance quote down.
  • population: Alternatively, the extent to which they can be used to quality assure the population estimates.
  • parameter: Of parameter estimates broker to work may be able.
  • dd: Target group percent dd estimates may or her job.

Preposition: of

  • prevalence: Estimates of the prevalence of disability derived from any study depend on the purpose of the study and the methods used.
  • expenditure: We received estimates of reduced social security expenditure and tax credit savings from the Government.

Preposition: from

  • tds: This estimate is somewhat higher than the high-level adult dietary intake of arsenic of 0.42 mg/day estimated from the 1994 TDS.

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