estimation

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process of making an estimate.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Esteem or favourable regard.

Synonyms

evaluation
C2
estimate
C1
appraisal
27k
assessment
C1
valuation
32k
calculation
C2
esteem
C2
opinion
B1
appreciation
C1
judgement
C1
reckoning
C2
respect
A2
guess
A1
computation
47k
idea
A1
💡
judgment
B2
approximation
41k
assumption
C2
assess
C2
prediction
C2
regard
C1
rating
C2

speculation

presumption
27k
determination
C1
decision
A2
consideration
C1
budget
B2
understanding
B2
honor
A2
guesswork
34k
evaluate
C2
notion
C1
quotation
26k
rate
B1
market price
attitude
B2
criticism
C1
crisis
B2
appreciate
A2
credit
B1
conjecture
21k
hold
A1
conceptualization
assessing
29k
appraising
guesstimate
guessing
B2
conceptuality
grip
B2
Translations

estimation
estimación
Schätzung
Bewertung
stima

εκτίμηση

évaluation
valutazione
avaliação
jugement
evaluación

raming

appréciation
schatting
valoración
Frequency

27k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɛs.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
estimacioun
In summary

From Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio. Morphologically estimate + -ion.

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