NOUN | communication | estimation, appraisal, estimate | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) |
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cognition | estimation, estimate | the respect with which a person is held | |
cognition | estimation, estimate, approximation, idea | an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | |
act | estimation, estimate | a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody |
Sounds | eh.stahmey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation). | |
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Synonyms | appraisal, estimate | |
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 | The respect with which a person is held. | |
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Example | "they had a high estimation of his ability" | |
Synonym | estimate | |
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 | An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth. | |
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Synonyms | estimate, 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 | "in my estimation the boy is innocent" | |
Synonym | estimate | |
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 | |
Verbs | estimate | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
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