Pronunciation: /ˈɛstəˌmeɪt/
noun An approximate calculation or judgment of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something
A1 I made an estimate of how much money I would need for the trip.
A2 The estimate for the project cost came in higher than expected.
B1 The engineer provided an estimate for the time it would take to complete the construction.
B2 The company's financial estimate for the upcoming quarter was optimistic.
C1 The government's estimate of the population growth was surprisingly accurate.
C2 The estimate provided by the expert witness was crucial in the court case.
verb To roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of something
A1 I estimate that there are ten apples in the basket.
A2 She estimated the distance to be around five kilometers.
B1 The project manager estimated the cost of the renovation to be $10,000.
B2 The scientist estimated the age of the fossil to be over a million years old.
C1 The economist estimated that the GDP growth rate would be 3% for the next year.
C2 The expert estimated the value of the rare painting to be in the millions of dollars.
formal The project manager provided a detailed estimate of the costs involved.
informal I tried to estimate how much time it would take to finish the assignment.
slang I can only give you a rough estimate of how many people will show up to the party.
figurative She could only estimate the depth of his emotions towards her.
estimated
estimates
more estimated
most estimated
estimate
will estimate
has estimated
is estimating
estimate
estimable
to estimate
estimating
estimated