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Noun estimate has 5 senses
- estimate, estimation, approximation, 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"
--1 is a kind of calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning
--1 has particulars: | | guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning; guesstimate, guestimate; overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoning; underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning |
- 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"
--2 is a kind of judgment, judgement, assessment
--2 has particulars: capitalization, capitalisation; scalage
- appraisal, estimate, estimation - a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
--3 is a kind of commercial document, commercial instrument
--3 has particulars: overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation, overappraisal
- estimate - a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"
--4 is a kind of statement
- estimate, estimation - the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability"
--5 is a kind of respect, esteem, regard
--5 has particulars: reputation, report
Verb estimate has 2 senses
- estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
--1 is one way to calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast - judge to be probable
--2 is one way to judge
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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