estimate
noun
1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- an estimate of what it would cost
Similar word(s): approximation, estimation, idea
Definition categories: thought, calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning
2. a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
- many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
- in my estimation the boy is innocent
Similar word(s): estimation
Definition categories: act, assessment, judgement, judgment
3. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
Similar word(s): appraisal, estimation
Definition categories: communication
4. a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
- he got an estimate from the car repair shop
Definition categories: communication, statement
5. the respect with which a person is held
- they had a high estimation of his ability
Similar word(s): estimation
verb
1. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
Similar word(s): overestimate, underestimate, approximate, gauge, guess, judge
Definition categories: cognition, calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon
2. judge to be probable