estimate
/ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.29 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
noun
A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
noun
An upper limitation on some positive quantity.
Example Sentences
- "“They know our boats will stand up to their work,” said Willison, “and that counts for a good deal. A low estimate from us doesn't mean scamped work, but just that we want to keep the yard busy over a slack time.”"
- "The desired norm estimate is now obtained from the identity... [referring to an earlier statement saying that a certain norm is less than or equal to a certain expression]"
- "I estimate that I need 400 board feet of lumber to complete a job, and then order 350 because I do not want a surplus, or perhaps order 450 because I do not want to make any subsequent orders."
- "Higher real prices for durables are estimated to have reduced their consumption per capita by 1.09% in 1930, […]"
- "It is by the weight of silver, and not the name of the piece, that men estimate commodities and exchange them."
- "It is always very difficult to estimate the age in which you are living."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: estimat, *ais-temos, aestimātus
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Mathematics.
Inflected Forms
estimates (plural)
æstimate (alternative)
estimates (present, singular)
estimating (participle, present)
estimated (participle, past)
estimated (past)
more estimate (comparative)
most estimate (superlative)