guesstimating

Variant of 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 guesstimated -·mat′ed, guesstimating -·mat′·ing

to form a guesstimate of
Also sp. guestimate gues′·ti·mate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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