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Overestimate

//ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmeɪt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An estimate that is too high.

    "The employment projection for the metropolitan area for 1985 was an overestimate by about 12 percent."

  2. 2
    a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high wordnet
  3. 3
    an appraisal that is too high wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To judge or calculate too highly.

    "I overestimated the number of attendees, and bought far too much food for the party."

  2. 2
    make too high an estimate of wordnet
  3. 3
    assign too high a value to wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From over- + estimate.

Etymology 2

From over- + estimate.

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