estimate

estimate is a 8-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data, -- either the extrinsic (money), or intrinsic (moral), value; to fix the worth of roughly or in a general way; as, to estimate the value of goods or land; to estimate the worth or talents of a person. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data, -- either the extrinsic (money), or intrinsic (moral), value; to fix the worth of roughly or in a general way; as, to estimate the value of goods or land; to estimate the worth or talents of a person.
2. transitive verb. To from an opinion of, as to amount,, number, etc., from imperfect data, comparison, or experience; to make an estimate of; to calculate roughly; to rate; as, to estimate the cost of a trip, the number of feet in a piece of land.
3. noun. A valuing or rating by the mind, without actually measuring, weighing, or the like; rough or approximate calculation; as, an estimate of the cost of a building, or of the quantity of water in a pond.
4. noun. a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody

   "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"

   "in my estimation the boy is innocent"

   Synonyms: estimation

5. noun. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

   "an estimate of what it would cost"

   "a rough idea how long it would take"

   Synonyms: approximation, estimation, idea

6. noun. the respect with which a person is held

   "they had a high estimation of his ability"

   Synonyms: estimation

7. noun. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

   Synonyms: appraisal, estimation

8. noun. a statement indicating the likely cost of some job

   "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"

9. verb. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

   "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

   Synonyms: approximate, gauge, guess, judge

10. verb. judge to be probable

    Synonyms: calculate, figure, forecast, reckon

Synonyms

estimation, approximation, idea, appraisal, approximate, gauge, guess, judge, calculate, figure, forecast, reckon

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in estimate:

etatisme, meatiest, teatimes

Common word forms

estimated, estimates, estimating

Words from these letters

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