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es·ti·mate
(ĕs′tə-māt′)tr.v. es·ti·mat·ed, es·ti·mat·ing, es·ti·mates
1. To calculate approximately (the amount, extent, magnitude, position, or value of something).
2. To form an opinion about; evaluate: "While an author is yet living we estimate his powers by his worst performance" (Samuel Johnson).
n. (-mĭt)
1.
a. A tentative evaluation or rough calculation, as of worth, quantity, or size: an estimate of the damage caused by the storm.
b. A statement of the approximate cost of work to be done, such as a building project or car repairs.
2. A judgment based on one's impressions; an opinion: I have a high estimate of his character.
[Latin aestimāre, aestimāt-.]
es′ti·ma′tive adj.
es′ti·ma′tor n.
Synonyms: estimate, appraise, assess, evaluate, rate1
These verbs have to do with the consideration of judgment in ascertaining value or weighing the relative merits of something: estimated the street value of the drugs to be $500,000; appraised the diamond ring; assessing real estate for investors; evaluated a student's thesis for content and organization; rated the restaurant higher than any other in the city.
These verbs have to do with the consideration of judgment in ascertaining value or weighing the relative merits of something: estimated the street value of the drugs to be $500,000; appraised the diamond ring; assessing real estate for investors; evaluated a student's thesis for content and organization; rated the restaurant higher than any other in the city.
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estimate
vb
1. (Surveying) to form an approximate idea of (distance, size, cost, etc); calculate roughly; gauge
2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to form an opinion about; judge: to estimate one's chances.
3. (Commerce) to submit (an approximate price) for (a job) to a prospective client
4. (Statistics) (tr) statistics to assign a value (a point estimate) or range of values (an interval estimate) to a parameter of a population on the basis of sampling statistics. See estimator
n
5. an approximate calculation
6. (Commerce) a statement indicating the likely charge for or cost of certain work
7. a judgment; appraisal; opinion
[C16: from Latin aestimāre to assess the worth of, of obscure origin]
ˈestimative adj
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es•ti•mate
(v. ˈɛs təˌmeɪt; n. -mɪt, -ˌmeɪt)v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate costs.
2. to form an opinion of; judge.
v.i. 3. to make an estimate.
n. 4. an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
5. a judgment or opinion, as of the qualities of a person or thing.
6. a statement of the approximate charge for work to be done, submitted by a person or firm ready to undertake the work.
[1525–35; < Latin aestimātus, past participle of aestimāre to value, estimate; see -ate1]
es′ti•ma`tive, adj.
es′ti•ma`tor, n.
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estimate
1. An analysis of a foreign situation, development, or trend that identifies its major elements, interprets the significance, and appraises the future possibilities and the prospective results of the various actions that might be taken.
2. An appraisal of the capabilities, vulnerabilities, and potential courses of action of a foreign nation or combination of nations in consequence of a specific national plan, policy, decision, or contemplated course of action.
3. An analysis of an actual or contemplated clandestine operation in relation to the situation in which it is or would be conducted in order to identify and appraise such factors as available as well as needed assets and potential obstacles, accomplishments, and consequences. See also intelligence estimate.
2. An appraisal of the capabilities, vulnerabilities, and potential courses of action of a foreign nation or combination of nations in consequence of a specific national plan, policy, decision, or contemplated course of action.
3. An analysis of an actual or contemplated clandestine operation in relation to the situation in which it is or would be conducted in order to identify and appraise such factors as available as well as needed assets and potential obstacles, accomplishments, and consequences. See also intelligence estimate.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
estimate
Past participle: estimated
Gerund: estimating
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| Noun | 1. |  estimate - 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 credit rating, credit - an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments 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 |
| 2. | estimate - 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 | |
| 3. | estimate - a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) commercial document, commercial instrument - a document of or relating to commerce | |
| 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" | |
| 5. | estimate - the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability" 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" | |
| Verb | 1. |  estimate - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"compute, calculate, 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 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" truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series" guesstimate - estimate based on a calculation overestimate, overrate - make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers" lowball, underestimate - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" |
| 2. | estimate - 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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estimate
verb
noun
1. approximate calculation, guess, reckoning, assessment, judgment, evaluation, valuation, appraisal, educated guess, guesstimate (informal), rough calculation, ballpark figure (informal), approximate cost, approximate price, ballpark estimate (informal), appraisement This figure is five times the original estimate.
2. assessment, opinion, belief, appraisal, evaluation, conjecture, appraisement, judgment, estimation, surmise I was wrong in my estimate of his capabilities.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
estimate
verb1. To calculate approximately:
1. The act or result of judging the worth or value of something or someone:
2. A rough or tentative calculation:
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Translations
odhadodhadnout
skønskønnevurderevurdering
hinnang
arvioarvioida
procijenitiprocjena
becslés
áætla, gera sér hugmynd umkostnaîaráætlunmeta, áætla
見積もり見積もる
견적추정하다
apskaičiavimaiapytikriai apskaičiuotinuomonėsąmata
aprēķinātkalkulācijanovērtējumsnovērtētspriest
ocenaoceniti
uppskattningskattninguppskatta
การประเมินประมาณ
sự ước tínhước tính
estimate
[ˈestɪmɪt]A. N
1. (= judgment) → estimación f, cálculo m; (= approximate assessment) (for work etc) → presupuesto m
to form an estimate of sth/sb → formarse una opinión de algo/algn
to give sb an estimate of [+ cost etc] → presentar a algn un presupuesto de
rough estimate → cálculo m aproximativo
at a rough estimate → aproximadamente
to form an estimate of sth/sb → formarse una opinión de algo/algn
to give sb an estimate of [+ cost etc] → presentar a algn un presupuesto de
rough estimate → cálculo m aproximativo
at a rough estimate → aproximadamente
2. Estimates (Parl) → presupuestos mpl generales del Estado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
estimate
[ˈɛstɪmət] n
(= assessment) → appréciation f
[ˈɛstɪmeɪt] vt [+ speed, amount] → estimer
to be estimated at → être estimé(e) à
The damage was estimated at 300 million pounds → Les dégâts étaient estimés à 300 millions de livres.
to estimate (that) → estimer que
They estimated it would take three weeks → Ils ont estimé que cela prendrait trois semaines.
to be estimated at → être estimé(e) à
The damage was estimated at 300 million pounds → Les dégâts étaient estimés à 300 millions de livres.
to estimate (that) → estimer que
They estimated it would take three weeks → Ils ont estimé que cela prendrait trois semaines.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
estimate
n
(= approximate calculation) → Schätzung f; (= valuation: by antique dealer etc) → Taxierung f; what’s your estimate of our chances of success? → wie schätzen Sie unsere Erfolgschancen ein?; £100/it is just an estimate → £ 100/das ist nur geschätzt; at a rough estimate → grob geschätzt, über den Daumen gepeilt (inf); at a conservative estimate → vorsichtig geschätzt; at the lowest estimate → mindestens, wenigstens
vt cost, price → (ein)schätzen; distance, speed → schätzen; his wealth is estimated at … → sein Vermögen wird auf … geschätzt; I estimate she must be 40 → ich schätze sie auf 40, ich schätze, dass sie 40 ist; estimated time of arrival → voraussichtliche Ankunft; estimated time of departure → voraussichtliche Abfahrt; (Aviat) → voraussichtlicher Abflug
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
estimate
[n ˈɛstɪmɪt; vb ˈɛstiˌmeɪt]1. n (judgment) → valutazione f, stima (Comm) (for work to be done) → preventivo
to give sb an estimate of → fare a qn un preventivo (or una stima) di
at a rough estimate → ad un calcolo approssimativo
to give sb an estimate of → fare a qn un preventivo (or una stima) di
at a rough estimate → ad un calcolo approssimativo
2. vt → valutare, stimare (Comm) → preventivare
we estimate the cost to be £150 → preventiviamo un costo di circa 150 sterline
we estimate the cost to be £150 → preventiviamo un costo di circa 150 sterline
3. vi (Comm) to estimate for → fare il preventivo per
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
estimate
(ˈestimeit) verb1. to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring. He estimated that the journey would take two hours.
2. to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is. I estimated my chances of escape as very good.
(-mət) noun a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something). He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.
ˌestiˈmation noun judgement; opinion. In my estimation, he is the more gifted artist of the two.
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estimate
→ تَقْدِير, يُقَيِّمُ odhad, odhadnout skøn, skønne schätzen, Schätzung εκτίμηση, υπολογίζω calcular, cálculo aproximado arvio, arvioida estimation, estimer procijeniti, procjena stima, stimare 見積もり, 見積もる 견적, 추정하다 schatten, schatting anslå, kostnadsoverslag oszacować, oszacowanie estimar, estimativa оценивать, оценка uppskatta, uppskattning การประเมิน, ประมาณ tahmin, tahminde bulunmak sự ước tính, ước tính 估计Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009