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Meaning Of Estimate
v. t.
To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from
imperfect data, -- either the extrinsic (money), or intrinsic (moral),
value; to fix the worth of roughly or in a general way; as, to estimate
the value of goods or land; to estimate the worth or talents of a
person.
v. t.
To from an opinion of, as to amount,, number, etc.,
from imperfect data, comparison, or experience; to make an estimate of;
to calculate roughly; to rate; as, to estimate the cost of a trip, the
number of feet in a piece of land.
n.
A valuing or rating by the mind, without actually
measuring, weighing, or the like; rough or approximate calculation; as,
an estimate of the cost of a building, or of the quantity of water in a
pond.