1.
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
an estimate of what it would cost
2.
a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
3.
a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
4.
a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
he got an estimate from the car repair shop
5.
the respect with which a person is held
'estimate' - used as a verb
6.
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
7.
judge to be probable
derived forms
1. Estimate / Plural
estimates
2. Estimate / Past
estimated
3. Estimate / Third Person
estimates
4. Estimate / Present Participle
estimating
In 1888, an Egyptian peasant discovered an estimated three hundred thousand mummified cats in Beni Hassan, Egypt. Of the cats that were not stolen once, the find was made public, the remaining mummified cats were shipped to Great Britain to be used as agricultural fertilizer.
