estimate
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- n an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
an estimate of what it would cost - n a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
many factors are involved in any estimate of human life - n a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
- n a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
he got an estimate from the car repair shop - n the respect with which a person is held
- v judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds - v judge to be probable
- Even so, war critics believe the secret estimate (an unclassified summary must also be released) will have a powerful impact whenever it's finished.
- The previous best estimate for the entire population of the western lowland gorilla one of four gorilla species was 100,000 across seven countries, and that was a figure .
- Though the family does not publish company statistics, industry insiders reliably estimate Johnson's Wax sales at close to $150 million, on which it earned at least $11 million .