estimating

Variant of estimate

estimate definition

es·ti·mate (es′tə māt′; for n., -mit)

transitive verb estimated -·mat′ed, estimating -·mat′·ing

  1. to form an opinion or judgment about
  2. to judge or determine generally but carefully (size, value, cost, requirements, etc.); calculate approximately

Etymology: < L aestimatus, pp. of aestimare: see esteem

intransitive verb

to make an estimate or estimates

noun

  1. a general calculation of size, value, etc.; esp., an approximate computation of the probable cost of a piece of work made by a person undertaking to do the work
  2. an opinion or judgment

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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