estimate

🇺🇸 /ˈestɪmeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈestɪmeɪt/
Frequency
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
R

to guess the cost, size, or value of something without exact numbers

Can you estimate how much time we need to finish this project?

noun
B2

a guess about the size, amount, or cost of something

My estimate is that about 50 people will attend the meeting.

B2

a written guess of how much a job will cost

The repair shop gave me an estimate for fixing my car.

translation

v. to guess the cost, size, or value of something without exact numbers
n. a guess about the size, amount, or cost of something; a written guess of how much a job will cost

Word Forms

3rd Present estimates
Progressive estimating
Past estimated
Perfect estimated
Plural estimates