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estimate


estimate - noun

  • an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
  • a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
  • a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
  • a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
  • the respect with which a person is held

    • estimate - verb

    • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
    • judge to be probable

    estimate - thesaurus

    appraisal   approximate   approximation   calculate   estimation   figure   forecast   gauge British English spelling but is sometimes accepted as American spelling   guess   idea   judge   reckon  


    View spelling list Words ending in -ate and learn about the word estimate in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 32. Word endings: -et, -ot, -ate, -ite.

    Scrabble score for estimate

    e is 1 s is 1 t is 1 i is 1 m is 3 a is 1 t is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 10

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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