VERB | cognition | estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
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cognition | estimate, calculate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast | judge to be probable | |
NOUN | cognition | estimate, estimation, approximation, idea | an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth |
act | estimate, estimation | a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody | |
communication | estimate, appraisal, estimation | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) | |
communication | estimate | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job | |
cognition | estimate, estimation | the respect with which a person is held |
Sounds | eh'stahmaht; eh'stahmey.t | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth. | |
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Example | "an estimate of what it would cost" | |
Synonyms | estimation, approximation, idea | |
Narrower | credit rating, credit | An estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments |
guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning | 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 | |
scalage | estimation of the amount of lumber in a log | |
underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning | An estimation that is too low | |
Broader | calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning | problem solving that involves numbers or quantities |
Spanish | aproximación, estimación, idea, presupuesto | |
Catalan | idea | |
Verbs | estimate | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
Meaning | A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody. | |
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Example | "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life" | |
Synonym | estimation | |
Narrower | appraisal | An expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something |
capitalization, capitalisation | An estimation of the value of a business | |
Broader | judgment, judgement, assessment | The act of judging / judging / judging or assessing a person or situation or event |
Spanish | estimación | |
Catalan | estimació |
Meaning | A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation). | |
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Synonyms | appraisal, estimation | |
Narrower | overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation, overappraisal | An appraisal that is too high |
Broader | commercial document, commercial instrument | A document / document of or relating to commerce / commerce |
Spanish | evaluación, tasación, tasa, valoración | |
Verbs | estimate | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
Meaning | A statement indicating the likely cost of some job. | |
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Example | "he got an estimate from the car repair shop" | |
Broader | statement | A message that is stated or declared |
Spanish | presupuesto | |
Catalan | pressupost | |
Verbs | estimate | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
Meaning | The respect with which a person is held. | |
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Synonym | estimation | |
Narrower | reputation, report | The general estimation that the public has for a person |
Broader | respect, esteem, regard | An attitude of admiration or esteem |
Spanish | apreciación, estimación |
Meaning | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Example | "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" | |
Synonyms | gauge, approximate, guess, judge | |
Entailed by | punish, penalize, penalise | impose a penalty on |
Narrower | assess | Estimate the value of (property) for taxation |
give | Estimate the duration or outcome / outcome of something | |
guesstimate | Estimate based on a calculation | |
lowball, underestimate | make a deliberately low estimate | |
make | calculate as being | |
misgauge | gauge something incorrectly or improperly | |
place, put, set | Estimate | |
quantize, quantise | Approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values | |
reckon, count | take account of | |
truncate | Approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one | |
Broader | calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure | make a mathematical calculation or computation |
See also | overestimate | make too high an estimate of |
underestimate | make a deliberately low estimate | |
Spanish | calcular, echar, estimar, tasar | |
Catalan | apreciar, calcular, taxar | |
Nouns | estimate, estimation | an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth |
estimate, estimation | 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 |
Meaning | judge to be probable. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Synonyms | calculate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast | |
Narrower | allow, take into account | Allow or plan for a certain possibility |
Broader | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
Spanish | augurar, calcular, contar, estimar, presagiar, prever, pronosticar | |
Catalan | augurar, calcular, estimar, presagiar, preveure, pronosticar | |
Nouns | estimator | an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) |
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