estimate

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: es‧ti‧mate

noun

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɛstɨmɨt/

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verb

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɛstɨˌmeɪ̪t/

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Noun

Singular estimate

Plural estimates

1. (countable) An estimate is a judgement of a size, value, amount, cost, etc., which is based on incomplete information.
   • Synonyms: guess, judgement and appraisal

   British Telecom will give you an estimate of the cost before doing any work.

Related words

• estimation

Verb

Plain form estimate

Third-person singular estimates

Past tense estimated

Past participle estimated

Present participle estimating

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you estimate the number, size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something, you guess based on incomplete information.
   • Synonyms: guess and prediction
   • Antonym: calculate

   It's difficult to estimate how long it will take to get to London because we don't know how bad the traffic will be.