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estimate Verb [-mating, -mated] 1. to form an approximate idea of (size, cost, etc.); calculate roughly 2. to form an opinion about; judge 3. to submit an approximate price for a job to a prospective client Noun 1. an approximate calculation 2. a statement of the likely charge for certain work 3. an opinion [Latin aestimare to assess the worth of] estimator n
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estimate verb 2. think, believe, consider, rate, judge, hold, rank, guess, reckon, assess, conjecture, surmise noun 3. approximate calculation, guess, reckoning, assessment, judgment, evaluation, valuation, appraisal, educated guess, guesstimate (informal) rough calculation, ballpark figure (informal) approximate cost, approximate price, ballpark estimate (informal) appraisement noun 4. assessment, opinion, belief, appraisal, evaluation, conjecture, appraisement, judgment, estimation, surmise 1. An analysis of a foreign situation, development, or trend that identifies its major elements, interprets the significance, and appraises the future possibilities and the prospective results of the various actions that might be taken. 2. An appraisal of the capabilities, vulnerabilities, and potential courses of action of a foreign nation or combination of nations in consequence of a specific national plan, policy, decision, or contemplated course of action. 3. An analysis of an actual or contemplated clandestine operation in relation to the situation in which it is or would be conducted in order to identify and appraise such factors as available as well as needed assets and potential obstacles, accomplishments, and consequences. See also intelligence estimate. Translations (COMM) → presupuesto to give sb an estimate of → presentar a algn un presupuesto de; at a rough estimate → haciendo un cálculo aproximado; to estimate for (COMM) → hacer un presupuesto de, presupuestar vb [ˈɛstɪmeɪt] n → estimation f; (Comm) → devis m vt → estimer vi (Brit) (Comm); at a rough estimate → approximativement (assessment) → Einschätzung f; (Comm) → (Kosten)voranschlag m vt → schätzen vi (Brit) (Comm); to estimate for → einen Kostenvoranschlag machen für; to give sb an estimate of sth → jdm eine Vorstellung von etw geben; to estimate for → einen Kostenvoranschlag machen für; (COMM) → preventivo vb [ˈɛstɪmeɪt] vi (BRIT ) (COMM): to estimate for → fare il preventivo per; to give sb an estimate of → fare a qn una valutazione approssimativa (or un preventivo) di; at a rough estimate → approssimativamente |
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| But a wiser man has arisen--the census taker--and his larger estimate of human interest has been preferred in marking out the field of these little stories of the "Four Million. At what sum do you estimate this bank's proportion of the country's loss by me? He can correct his author at a dozen points and estimate the value of these warnings by the standard of a decade of realities. |
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