ESTIMATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does estimate mean? 

• ESTIMATE (noun)
  The noun ESTIMATE has 5 senses:

1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

2. a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody

3. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

4. a statement indicating the likely cost of some job

5. the respect with which a person is held

  Familiarity information: ESTIMATE used as a noun is common.

• ESTIMATE (verb)
  The verb ESTIMATE has 2 senses:

1. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

2. judge to be probable

  Familiarity information: ESTIMATE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ESTIMATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

approximation; estimate; estimation; idea

Context example:

a rough idea how long it would take

Hypernyms ("estimate" is a kind of...):

calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "estimate"):

scalage (estimation of the amount of lumber in a log)

credit; credit rating (an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments)

dead reckoning; guess; guessing; guesswork; shot (an estimate based on little or no information)

guesstimate; guestimate (an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing)

overestimate; overestimation; overrating; overreckoning (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)

Derivation:

estimate (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

estimate; estimation

Context example:

in my estimation the boy is innocent

Hypernyms ("estimate" is a kind of...):

assessment; judgement; judgment (the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "estimate"):

capitalisation; capitalization (an estimation of the value of a business)

appraisal (an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

appraisal; estimate; estimation

Hypernyms ("estimate" is a kind of...):

commercial document; commercial instrument (a document of or relating to commerce)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "estimate"):

overappraisal; overestimate; overestimation; overvaluation (an appraisal that is too high)

Derivation:

estimate (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))

Sense 4

Meaning:

A statement indicating the likely cost of some job

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

he got an estimate from the car repair shop

Hypernyms ("estimate" is a kind of...):

statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)

Derivation:

estimate (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))

Sense 5

Meaning:

The respect with which a person is held

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

estimate; estimation

Context example:

they had a high estimation of his ability

Hypernyms ("estimate" is a kind of...):

esteem; regard; respect (an attitude of admiration or esteem)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "estimate"):

report; reputation (the general estimation that the public has for a person)

• ESTIMATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they estimate ... he / she / it estimates
Past simple: estimated   
Past participle: estimated   
-ing form: estimating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; judge

Context example:

I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds

Hypernyms (to "estimate" is one way to...):

calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "estimate"):

quantise; quantize (approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values)

guesstimate (estimate based on a calculation)

truncate (approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one)

count; reckon (take account of)

make (calculate as being)

assess (estimate the value of (property) for taxation)

lowball; underestimate (make a deliberately low estimate)

give (estimate the duration or outcome of something)

place; put; set (estimate)

misgauge (gauge something incorrectly or improperly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Also:

overestimate (make too high an estimate of)

underestimate (make a deliberately low estimate)

Derivation:

estimate (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)

estimate (a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation))

estimate (a statement indicating the likely cost of some job)

estimation (a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody)

estimation (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)

estimation (a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Judge to be probable

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

calculate; count on; estimate; figure; forecast; reckon

Hypernyms (to "estimate" is one way to...):

evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "estimate"):

allow; take into account (allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

estimator (an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines))

 Context examples 

Jama estimates the weighted total includes more than 76,000 patients across the US affected by cell phone-related injuries.

(Mobile phone could cause physical pain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

They estimated that the first infection from an unknown source in late 2013 was followed by exclusive human-to-human transmissions.

(Genetics of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak, NIH)

The size range of water clusters capable of forming ice I has been investigated for years, with most recent estimates narrowing the range from as low as 90 water molecules to as high as 400.

(Scientists probe the limits of ice, National Science Foundation)

Estimated to be about 1.9 times Earth's size, K2-288Bb is half the size of Neptune.

(Citizen Scientists Find New World with NASA Telescope, NASA)

Specifies whether an assessment is an estimate.

(Assessment Estimate Anticipated Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)

AT heterozygosity is estimated to occur in more than 2% of the U.S. population; heterozygotes exhibit increased radiation sensitivity and are at increased risk for several types of cancer.

(Ataxia Telangiectasia Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

It focuses solely on family history to estimate the probability that a woman will develop breast cancer.

(Claus model, NCI Thesaurus)

Factor by which a measured or calculated value is multiplied to obtain the estimated real-world value.

(Calibration Factor, NCI Thesaurus/DICOM)

A multiplication factor used to obtain an estimated real-world value from a measured or calculated value.

(Calibration Factor, NCI Thesaurus)

A situation, condition, or a characteristic of a patient that can be used to estimate the chance of recovery from breast cancer or the chance of recurrence of breast cancer.

(Breast Cancer Prognostic Factor, NCI Thesaurus)