guesstimate

guesstimate Definition

☆ guess·ti·mate (ges′tə mit; for v., -māt′)

noun

an estimate based on a guess or conjecture

Etymology: guess + (es)timate

transitive verb -·mat′ed, -·mat′·ing

to form a guesstimate of

guesstimate Usage Examples

Converse of object

have: I 'd guesstimate the photo to be from the 1920s.
sculpt: Just like original Cranium, players must act, sculpt, guesstimate and perform - only this time every second counts.
provide: A Migrationwatch study last August took their paper apart and provided a guesstimate of 40,000 a year.

Adjective modifier

rough: A rough guesstimate is that I currently experience 8+ serious bleeds a year.
good: The current best guesstimate is that about 60 % of medical research is funded by the drugs industry.

Modifies a noun

figure: A guesstimate figure of £ 20,000 per annum will be used Technician salaries are a large part of of the overall costs.

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