See Also: estimate(medicine)
estimate(2)(dictionary)
estimate(1)(dictionary)
estimate 1, noun(dictionary)
Revised estimate(finance)
Preliminary estimate(finance)
estimate 2, verb(dictionary)
Revised estimate(money)
Preliminary estimate(money)
Direct estimate method(finance)

estimate(2) (iou)



estimate verb trans. Pa. pple -ated, -ate. L15.
[Latin aestimat- pa. ppl stem of aestimare: see ESTEEM verb, -ATE3.]
= ESTEEM verb 4. L15-M18.
= ESTEEM verb 3. rare. M16-L18.
Assign a value to; assess, appraise. L16-M18.
Form an opinion of; gauge. M17.
S. Johnson While an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance.
Form a numerical estimate of or that; put at a specified number etc. by estimation; judge by estimation to be etc. M17.
A. Carnegie The loss..was estimated at fully a third of the total quantity. B. Russell Remains..estimated to belong to a period about one million years ago. J. Hilton He pondered,..calculating distances, estimating times and speeds. P. D. James He estimated that Lampart would arrive in about five minutes. N. Chomsky An estimated 70,000 people took part.