estimate

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♦♦ es|ti|mate (estimates estimating estimated)
The verb is pronounced /'estɪmeɪt/ The noun is pronounced /'estɪmət/
1 [VERB] V wh, V that, V n, V n at amount
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...
I estimate that the total cost for treatment will be $12,500...
He estimated the speed of the winds from the degree of damage...
Some analysts estimate its current popularity at around ten per cent...
● estimated [ADJ] a ADJ amount
There are an estimated 90,000 gangsters in the country.
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft N of/for n
An estimate is an approximate calculation of a quantity or value.
...the official estimate of the election result...
This figure is five times the original estimate...
3 [N-COUNT] oft with poss, N of n
An estimate is a judgment about a person or situation which you make based on the available evidence.
I hadn't been far wrong in my estimate of his grandson's capabilities.
4 [N-COUNT]
An estimate from someone who you employ to do a job for you, such as a builder or a plumber, is a written statement of how much the job is likely to cost.

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