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• guesstimate — / gestɪmət/ noun a rough calculation (informal) …   Marketing dictionary in english

• guesstimate — / gestɪmət/ noun a rough calculation (informal) …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• estimate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. consider, gauge, judge; value, appraise, evaluate, rate, assess, measure; compute, reckon, calculate. n. judgment, opinion, appraisal, report, criticism; calculation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An… …   English dictionary for students

• estimate — v 1. calculate approximately, reckon, figure, compute roughly, approximate, make a rough guess, make an estimate, give a ball park figure, Sl. guesstimate. 2. gauge, rate, rank, weigh, measure, Archaic. mete, judge, size, size up; appraise,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• estimate — 1. verb 1) estimate the cost Syn: calculate roughly, approximate, guess; evaluate, judge, gauge, reckon, rate, determine; informal guesstimate, ballpark 2) we estimate it to be worth $50,000 Syn: consid …   Thesaurus of popular words

• ballpark figure —    A ballpark figure is a rough or approximate number (guesstimate) to give a general idea of something, like a rough estimate for a cost, etc.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If someone gives a ballpark figure, they give an approximate… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• estimate — 1 / est&m&t/ noun (C) 1 a calculation of the value, size, amount etc of something: a rough estimate (=not very exact): At a rough estimate I d say it s about 150 miles. | a conservative estimate (=deliberately rather low): That seems a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• estimation — noun 1) an estimation of economic growth Syn: estimate, approximation, rough calculation, rough guess, evaluation; informal guesstimate, ballpark figure 2) she rated highly in Janice s estimation Syn: assessment, evaluation, judgment, percep …   Thesaurus of popular words

• ballpark figure — A ballpark figure is a rough or approximate number (guesstimate) to give a general idea of something, like a rough estimate for a cost, etc …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• approximate — adj 1. near, approaching, impending, forthcoming, coming, imminent. 2. rough, estimated, Sl. guesstimated; Math. interpolate, Statistics. extrapolative. 3. adjacent, juxtapositional, juxtaposed, proximate, next, next door, neighboring; close… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• approximation — n 1. estimate, estimation, rough idea, ball park figure; reckoning, rough computation, Math. interpolation, Statistics. extrapolation; guess, guesswork, conjecture, Sl. guesstimate. 2. proximity, nearness, closeness, approach; propinquity,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder