| estimate | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. approximation, estimate, estimation, idea | an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth.; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" |
| ~ scalage | estimation of the amount of lumber in a log. |
| ~ figuring, reckoning, calculation, computation | problem solving that involves numbers or quantities. |
| ~ credit rating, credit | an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments. |
| ~ dead reckoning, guessing, guesswork, guess, shot | an estimate based on little or no information. |
| ~ guesstimate, guestimate | an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing. |
| ~ overrating, overreckoning, overestimate, overestimation | a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high. |
| ~ underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning | an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value. |
| n. (act) | 2. estimate, estimation | 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" |
| ~ judgment, assessment, judgement | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event.; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" |
| ~ appraisal | an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something. |
| ~ capitalisation, capitalization | an estimation of the value of a business. |
| n. (communication) | 3. appraisal, estimate, estimation | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation). |
| ~ commercial document, commercial instrument | a document of or relating to commerce. |
| ~ overappraisal, overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation | an appraisal that is too high. |
| n. (communication) | 4. estimate | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job.; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. estimate, estimation | the respect with which a person is held.; "they had a high estimation of his ability" |
| ~ esteem, respect, regard | an attitude of admiration or esteem.; "she lost all respect for him" |
| ~ reputation, report | the general estimation that the public has for a person.; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).; "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" |
| ~ calculate, compute, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | make a mathematical calculation or computation. |
| ~ quantise, quantize | approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values. |
| ~ misgauge | gauge something incorrectly or improperly. |
| ~ put, place, set | estimate.; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." |
| ~ give | estimate the duration or outcome of something.; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" |
| ~ lowball, underestimate | make a deliberately low estimate.; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" |
| ~ assess | estimate the value of (property) for taxation.; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" |
| ~ make | calculate as being.; "I make the height about 100 feet" |
| ~ reckon, count | take account of.; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" |
| ~ truncate | approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one.; "truncate a series" |
| ~ guesstimate | estimate based on a calculation. |
| v. (cognition) | 7. calculate, count on, estimate, figure, forecast, reckon | judge to be probable. |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ take into account, allow | allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something.; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" |
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