estimation

noun

1. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

Similar word(s): appraisal, estimate

Definition categories: communication

2. the respect with which a person is held

- they had a high estimation of his ability

Similar word(s): estimate

Definition categories: thought, esteem, regard, respect

3. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

- an estimate of what it would cost

Similar word(s): approximation, estimate, idea

Definition categories: thought, calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning

4. 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): estimate

Definition categories: act, assessment, judgement, judgment