estimation
Plural: estimations
Noun
- a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
- the respect with which a person is held
- "they had a high estimation of his ability"
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
- "in my estimation the boy is innocent"
- The process of making an estimate.
- The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
- Esteem or favourable regard.
Examples
- According to my estimations, we should get to the border in five hours, give or take.
- The publisher made an estimation on the potential value of the new novel.
- With that performance last night, you've gone up in the director's estimation.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio.
Morphologically estimate + -ion
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 14
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