|
|
|
|
|
Estimate| Noun | 1. | estimate - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" | | | 2. | estimate - 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"judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" scalage - estimation of the amount of lumber in a log | | | 3. | estimate - a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) | | | 4. | estimate - a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" | | | 5. | estimate - the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability"reputation, report - the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report" | | | Verb | 1. | estimate - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"quantise, quantize - telecommunications: approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values misgauge - gauge something incorrectly or improperly put, place, set - estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." give - estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" lowball, underestimate - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" make - calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet" reckon, count - take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series" lowball, underestimate - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" | | | 2. | estimate - judge to be probablejudge - form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art" take into account, allow - allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" | |
|
 |
|
| Copyright 2005-2009 OnPedia.com. All Rights Reserved |
|
|