Estimation

//ˌɛs.təˈmeɪ.ʃən// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of making an estimate. countable, uncountable

    "According to my estimations, we should get to the border in five hours, give or take."

  2. 2
    a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody wordnet
  3. 3
    The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth wordnet
  5. 5
    Esteem or favourable regard. countable, uncountable

    "With that performance last night, you've gone up in the director's estimation."

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  1. 6
    the respect with which a person is held wordnet
  2. 7
    a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) wordnet

Synonyms

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appraisalestimatevaluationaccountaddingadmiration

Example

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"Your estimation of him is a little high, to say the least."

Etymology

From Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio. Morphologically estimate + -ion.

Related phrases

ballpark estimationestimation theoryre-estimation

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