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| NOUN | 1 | estimate, estimation, approximation, idea | An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth |
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| 2 | estimate, estimation | A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody | |
| 3 | estimate, appraisal, estimation | A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) | |
| 4 | estimate | A statement indicating the likely cost of some job | |
| 5 | estimate, estimation | The respect with which a person is held | |
| VERB | 1 | estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge | Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
| 2 | estimate, calculate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast | Judge to be probable |
| Sounds | eh'stahmaht; eh'stahmey.t |
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| Rhymes | abbot, abut, accredit, and 364 more rhymes in aht at the HyperDic website... |
| abate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 533 more rhymes in eyt at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth. |
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| Examples | "an estimate of what it would cost" |
| Synonyms | estimation, approximation, idea |
| Narrower | guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning; guesstimate, guestimate; overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoning; underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning |
| Broader | calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning |
| Verbs | estimate |
| Meaning | A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody. |
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| Examples | "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life" |
| Synonyms | estimation |
| Narrower | capitalization, capitalisation; scalage |
| Broader | judgment, judgement, assessment |
| Meaning | A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation). |
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| Synonyms | appraisal, estimation |
| Narrower | overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation, overappraisal |
| Broader | commercial document, commercial instrument |
| Verbs | estimate |
| Meaning | A statement indicating the likely cost of some job. |
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| Examples | "he got an estimate from the car repair shop" |
| Broader | statement |
| Verbs | estimate |
| Meaning | The respect with which a person is held. |
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| Synonyms | estimation |
| Narrower | reputation, report |
| Broader | respect, esteem, regard |
| Meaning | Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Examples | "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" |
| Synonyms | gauge, approximate, guess, judge |
| Entailed by | punish, penalize, penalise |
| Narrower | quantize, quantise; misgauge; place, put, set; give; lowball, underestimate; assess; make; reckon, count; truncate; guesstimate |
| Broader | calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure |
| See also | underestimate; overestimate |
| Nouns | estimate, estimation; estimate; estimate, estimation; estimation |
| Meaning | Judge to be probable. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Synonyms | calculate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast |
| Narrower | allow, take into account |
| Broader | judge |
| Nouns | estimator |