overestimate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like.
Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
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to hold in too great esteem or to expect too much from.
Don't overestimate him—he's no smarter than you are.
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
- overestimation noun
Etymology
Origin of overestimate
Example Sentences
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At the time, he estimated that federal employment data could be overestimating the number of jobs created by as much as 60,000 positions each month.
From Barron's
That mutual awareness may provide some reassurance, but it could also create dangerous misperceptions, with each side potentially overestimating its leverage or misreading the opponent's intentions.
From BBC
One factor persuading Hartnett to run his long bond call for now is that he believes economists got inflation wrong last year, and he thinks they’ll overestimate it again this year.
From MarketWatch
“I believe the narrative of bitcoin as ‘digital gold’ or a safe haven against dollar debasement is overestimated.
From MarketWatch
“I believe the narrative of bitcoin as ‘digital gold’ or a safe haven against dollar debasement is overestimated.
From MarketWatch
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