Definition of ESTIMATION

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

Scrabble Score: 12

estimation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
estimation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
estimation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

estimation: valid Words With Friends Word