ESTIMATE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of estimate in English estimateverb [ T ] uk /ˈes.tɪ.meɪt/ us /ˈes.tə.meɪt/ Add to word list Add to word list B2 to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something: Government sources estimate a long-term 50 percent increase in rail fares. They estimate (that) the journey will take at least two weeks. [ + question word ] It was difficult to estimate how many trees had been destroyed. to guess

• guessGuess who called yesterday?
• estimateThey estimate that the work will take at least ten weeks.
• divineMum had divined my state of mind rather shrewdly.
• surmiseFrom the expression on his face, she surmised that something bad had happened.
• conjectureIt would be reasonable to conjecture that lack of exercise contributed to his obesity.
• speculateA spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the plane crash.

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• Red Cross officials estimate that 20 000 refugees streamed into the city last week.
• The estimated costs of the building project are well over £1 million.
• We had estimated about 300 visitors, but the actual number was much higher.
• We estimate the potential market for the new phones to be around one million people in this country alone.
• It has been estimated that one in eight couples is infertile.

Estimating value

• actual cash value
• ACV
• appraise
• appraiser
• book value
• buying power
• cost
• dollar sign
• figure
• indexation
• outprice
• overestimate
• overestimation
• pricelessly
• pricing
• put a figure on it idiom
• quantity surveyor
• quote
• valuation model
• valuer

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estimated estimatenoun [ C ] uk /ˈes.tɪ.mət/ us /ˈes.tə.mət/ B2 a guess of what the size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something might be: estimate of The number of people who applied for the course was 120 compared with an initial estimate of between 50 and 100.estimate for We'll accept the lowest of three estimates for the building work.conservative estimate Conservative (= low) estimates put his salary at about $4 million a year. rough estimate You'll need to make a rough (= not exact) estimate of how much all this is going to cost.

• She made a rough estimate/calculation of the likely cost.
• If I said there were three million unemployed, that would be a conservative estimate.
• Their estimate of the cost of the project was wildly inaccurate.
• Our estimates were only out by a few dollars.
• We'll accept the lowest of three estimates for the building work.

Guesses and assumptions

• approximation
• assumption
• ballpark
• conjecturally
• conjecture
• counterfactual
• eyeball
• lucky guess
• misassumption
• misestimate
• misestimation
• overestimate
• purported
• purportedly
• re-estimate
• rough approximation
• rough estimate
• speculative
• suspicion
• underestimate

See more results » (Definition of estimate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

estimate | American Dictionary

estimatenoun [ C ] us /ˈes·tə·mət/ Add to word list Add to word list a judgment or calculation of approximately how large or how great something is: I can only make a rough estimate (= an amount that is not exact) of how many people will attend. An estimate is also a statement of the likely cost of building something or doing some other work. estimateverb [ T ] us /ˈes·təˌmeɪt/ to guess the size, cost, etc., of something: We estimated his wealth at $500 million. [ + (that) clause ] Doctors estimate (that) he has a 70 percent chance of recovering. (Definition of estimate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

estimate | Business English

estimateverb [ T ] uk /ˈestɪmeɪt/ us Add to word list Add to word list to say what you believe the cost, size, value, etc. of something is, although you do not know for certain: estimate how much/many We should be able to estimate how many customers we will have each month. Several online calculators allow you to estimate your carbon emissions.estimate that sth Some analysts estimate that about a quarter of career-track hires in recent years have been women.estimate sth to be sth The knock-on economic benefit is estimated to be about 1200 jobs.estimate sth at sth Global oil reserves were estimated at 1,000 billion barrels. estimatenoun [ C ] uk /ˈestɪmət/ us a guess as to what the size, value, amount, etc. of something might be: make/give/provide an estimate (of sth) Please provide an estimate of the increased cost for your business per annum. The estimates are based on a survey done in the early 1990s, so may no longer be accurate. The best estimate puts the total number of sales at about 1,000. a preliminary/initial/early estimaterough/accurate estimate At a rough estimate, three-quarters of the farms listed are working farms. a conservative/realistic/reasonable estimate COMMERCE a statement for a possible customer about how much a piece of work should cost: give sb/provide/prepare an estimate He will compile the specifications, draw up plans, and prepare an estimate.ask for/obtain an estimate (for sth) We can offer advice on how to obtain estimates for minor repairs. If it is discovered that the cost will be greater than originally estimated, a revised estimate may then be sent to you.

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cost estimate earnings estimate insurance estimate (Definition of estimate from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of estimate

estimate At national level, the incidence was estimated at 9.4/100 000 inhabitants. From the Cambridge English Corpus The complications also mean that reproduction number estimates for tuberculosis cannot be used to calculate a simple herd-immunity threshold for the disease. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, it should be emphasized that this survey was too limited to enable exact estimates. From the Cambridge English Corpus The basic reproduction ratio between herds in this study was estimated to be 0.6. From the Cambridge English Corpus We believe that hospital morbidity data can be used for estimating the community incidence of herpes zoster. From the Cambridge English Corpus From these responses, together with the assumed incidence in non-responders, it could be estimated that 500 people were ill in the outbreak. From the Cambridge English Corpus Prevalence estimates account for stratified cluster-based study design. From the Cambridge English Corpus As young adults with poor response rates were over-sampled, the adjustment resulted in a slight increase in estimated response. From the Cambridge English Corpus During the experiments the source size of the proton beam was estimated using various methods, including penumbral edge techniques. From the Cambridge English Corpus The effective charge of the projectile ion was estimated from the yields of 4 and 6 states. From the Cambridge English Corpus The gas pressure in the interaction region was estimated to be 50 mbar. From the Cambridge English Corpus During the experiments, the source size of the proton beam was estimated using various methods, including penumbral edge techniques. From the Cambridge English Corpus First the average velocities of flyers with 4 and 8 mm thick are estimated. From the Cambridge English Corpus We don't know the time required for the nanotube productions; however, it is estimated to be in the order of one to a few nanoseconds. From the Cambridge English Corpus The difference between the two estimates is 515,799, or 1n8 per cent. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of estimate These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with estimate

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accurate estimateIt is able to provide a more accurate estimate about the occurrence of collisions and reduces the number of false alarms. From the Cambridge English Corpus   best estimateThese potential risk scores represent the best estimate of a pesticide's impact on the surrounding environment. From the Cambridge English Corpus   biased estimateFailure to fit different intercepts would result in the upwardly biased estimate shown by the dashed line. From the Cambridge English Corpus   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with estimate What is the pronunciation of estimate?

Translations of estimate

in Chinese (Traditional) 估計, 估算, 估價… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 估计, 估算, 估价… See more in Spanish estimar, calcular, estimación… See more in Portuguese estimar, estimativa, estimativa [feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian अंदाज करणे, अनुमान, अंदाज… See more 見積もり, ～を見積もる, 概算（がいさん）… See more tahmin, tahmini hesap/ücret/maliyet/fiyat, fiyat teklifi… See more estimation [feminine], devis [masculine], estimer… See more càlcul, pressupost, estimar… See more schatten, raming… See more ஏதோ ஒன்றின் செலவு, அளவு, மதிப்பு போன்றவற்றை யூகிக்க அல்லது கணக்கிட… See more (लागत, आकार, मूल्य आदि का) अनुमान… See more (કિંમત, કદ, મૂલ્ય વગેરેનો) અંદાજ… See more skønne, vurdere, skøn… See more uppskatta, värdera, beräkna… See more menganggarkan, menaksir, perhitungan… See more schätzen, beurteilen, der Kostenvoranschlag… See more estimat [neuter], overslag [neuter], anslagsverdi [masculine]… See more تخمینہ لگانا, اندازہ لگانا, اندازہ… See more визначати приблизно, на око, оцінювати… See more ఒక దాని కర్చు, పరిమాణం, విలువ… See more কোনোকিছুর দাম, মাপ, মূল্য ইত্যাদি অনুমান করা… See more odhadnout, odhad, rozpočet… See more menaksir, menilai, perhitungan… See more ประมาณ, คิด, วินิจฉัย… See more ước tính, đánh giá, số lượng ước tính… See more ocena, szacunek, wycena… See more 추정, 추정하다… See more valutazione, preventivo, valutare… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of estimate

• re-estimate
• cost estimate
• rough estimate
• presale estimate
• earnings estimate
• estimate of something
• insurance estimate

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