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What does estimate mean?
Definitions in simple English

estimate Noun

— An estimate is a judgement of a size, value, amount, cost, etc., which is based on incomplete information. British Telecom will give you an estimate of the cost before doing any work.

estimate Verb

— If you estimate the number, size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something, you guess based on incomplete information. 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.

estimate

— verb (= judge) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds — noun (= 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 — verb (= calculate) judge to be probable — noun (= 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 — noun (= appraisal) a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) — noun a statement indicating the likely cost of some job he got an estimate from the car repair shop — noun (= estimation) the respect with which a person is held they had a high estimation of his ability

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appraise guess assess calculate evaluate value estimation rate judge conjecture reckon appraisal gauge measure approximate valuation budget figure compute consider assessment appreciate assay approximation opinion expect think surmise suppose forecast evaluation esteem count weigh up speculate calculation quote prize presume judgement fancy believe anticipate work out weigh valuate think well of think highly of reckoning quotation

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Guess
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Count
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Approximate
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Evaluate, test

Conjugation estimate conjugation

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estimate · verb

Examples estimate examples

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Simple sentences

Try to estimate how much you spent on books.
The actual cost was higher than the estimate.
We estimate the damage at one thousand dollars.
Can you estimate how late the train will be?
I estimate that we'll need two days to finish the work.
The estimate was a complete shock!
It would be impossible to estimate how many crimes went undetected last year.
A camel is a gentle and pleasant tame beast whereof there are plenty in Africa especially in the Deserts of Libya, Numidia and Barbary by which Africans estimate their own wealth.
You can't estimate this state.
Isaac Newton was the first person to estimate the mass of the Sun.
How many hours do you estimate it'll take to do that?
At a rough estimate, I would say the job will take two weeks.
Instead of flattery, give us an honest and sincere estimate!
The distance is hard to estimate.
How long do you estimate that it will take?
How long do you estimate it'll take to do that?
Make sure you leave yourself a margin when you estimate how long it will take.

Movie subtitles

Rigor mortis hadn't fully set in yet, so I'd estimate he died no more than an hour before you discovered him.
We would like a frank estimate of how much longer you will take.
Mr. Rossi, check the wind and estimate the drift.
My father was talking to the world's-fair commission, and they estimate it'll cost 50 million.
However, it is too soon to estimate results of treatment.
I revise my estimate.
I estimate 3 billion miles.
Oh, I estimate about two weeks here. And then a week in Paris, To find our market, then three months back here till it all blows over.
That's a pretty cold estimate, Tammy.
All I can do is release you to make your own estimate of the situation.
My estimate of the situation.
Can't you give me a rough estimate?
Four and one more, on whom I have made an estimate, in relation to our strategic reserve.
I wish to make an estimate of my own!
My lad, nobody can estimate my draft least of all myself.
Yeah. Did you get an estimate on the tin factory at Peepeck?
Check the wind and estimate the drift.
All right, now, I estimate it would require a speed of 420 Miles an hour. To bring the forces into equilibrium.
Whether we should allow the remaining reindeers to go on flying. If they're to be grounded, that must be done at half your estimate.
Oh, I estimate about two weeks here.
The old army game. My estimate of the situation.
I estimate 20 minutes.
Estimate ten-minute delay.
As we look at this photo of Godzilla's head from a hill on Odo Island, we can estimate that this creature stands approximately 50 meters tall.
CROP ESTIMATE PUTS CORN PRICE UP, WHEAT DOWN.
I'll bet the appraisal is going to exceed even your estimate. Good. Good.
It's impossible to estimate from our point of vantage down here on the street. exactly how many people are here. galvanized, held spellbound by the breathtaking spectacle. of a young, unidentified man perched on a ledge. 15 stories above the street.
The rough estimate, which needs amending, is a total of about.
The financial estimate is approved.
No matter how frugal our estimate, we need seven, including me.
The estimate is ready.
Something, he didn't know what, but something as big as a battleship had just flown over and past him at speeds so great he couldn't begin to estimate it.
I'd estimate its diameter at, oh, 300 feet.

News and current affairs

One estimate puts the cumulative spills over the past 50 years at approximately 10 million barrels - twice the size of the BP spill.
I estimate that Euro 750 million in the first year, Euro 500 million in the second year and Euro 250 million in the third year would do the trick.
And it is very possible that Philippon's estimate of the size of the US financial sector's hypertrophy is too small.
When examining the cost of conflict, the Copenhagen Consensus economists estimate the actual costs of global military expenditure.
To estimate the magnitude of the problem, it is compared to the total resources available to fix it.
It is extremely difficult to estimate capital flight, both because the data are insufficient and because it is tough to distinguish capital flight from normal diversification.
Experts estimate that, in terms of guarding against inflation, the euro's appreciation has been equivalent to about 35 basis points rise in the interest rate.
This spring, the State Environmental Protection Administration produced the country's first official estimate of GDP adjusted downward for environmental losses.
While it is important to note that this figure is only an estimate, it represents a preliminary but credible indicator of climate finance, based on information provided by developed countries.
In reaching their estimate, the researchers took into account major investments by both the public and private sectors in a wide range of projects.
At the same time, the cost would have been well below any reasonable estimate of the average losses that can be expected from tsunamis.
If corporations had a conscience, they would act, without being forced to do so: they would estimate their profit from the Apartheid system and pay it back to the country, with interest.
Researchers estimate that these additional benefits are worth even more than the added lifetime income from a college degree.
By any estimate, with a decent safety net for workers who lose their jobs, the benefits of deregulation far exceed the costs and the pain they cause.
Press agencies estimate that, with more than one million participants, this was the largest public protest since October 1999, which was also - sadly - a demonstration against violence and kidnappings.
The official Census estimate suffers from three important problems.
Moreover, the Census Bureau's estimate of income is too narrow, given that middle-income families have received increasing government transfers while benefiting from lower income-tax rates.
White balloons were launched everywhere. Press agencies estimate that, with more than one million participants, this was the largest public protest since October 1999, which was also - sadly - a demonstration against violence and kidnappings.
While no one is quite certain how the government managed to estimate prices, given that there is virtually nothing for sale in the shops, most indicators suggest that Zimbabwe does have a good shot at breaking world records for inflation.
Per capita GDP, which reflects a country's average labor productivity and its overall technological and industrial achievement, is a useful proxy to estimate latecomer's advantage.
PAHO and WHO estimate that an additional 350 doctors, 2,000 nurses, and 2,200 support staff will be required over the next three months.
These may be reasonable assumptions, but the estimate was deeply unsettling to many.

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