es·ti·mate
verb
roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.
"the aim is to estimate the effects of macroeconomic policy on the economy"
synonyms: roughly calculate, approximate, make an estimate of, guess, evaluate, judge, gauge, reckon, rate, appraise, form an opinion of, form an impression of, get the measure of, determine, weigh up, size up, guesstimate, consider, believe, deem, hold, adjudge, surmise, take, suppose, regard as being, view as being, see as being, class as being, think of as being, look on as being, be of the opinion, conjecture, opine
noun
an approximate calculation or judgment of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.
"at a rough estimate, our staff is recycling a quarter of the paper used"
synonyms: rough calculation, approximation, estimation, educated/informed guess, rough guess, impression, approximate price/cost/value, estimated price/cost/value, costing, quotation, pricing, valuation, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, guesstimate
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estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out.
verb · to form an approximate idea of (distance, size, cost, etc); calculate roughly; gauge · tr; may take a clause as object to form an opinion about; judge.
to say what you believe the cost, size, value, etc. of something is, although you do not know for certain:.
ESTIMATE meaning: 1 : a guess that you make based on the information you have about the size, amount, etc., of something; 2 : a statement about how much a ...
An estimate is kind of like a very educated guess. Making an estimate takes good evaluation skills, and usually estimates are pretty close to the actual outcome ...
estimate in American English · 1. to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately · 2.
To find a value that is close enough to the right answer, usually with some thought or calculation involved. Example: Alex estimated there were 10,000 ...