estimation
[es-tuh-mey-shuhn]
- judgment or opinion: In my estimation the boy is guilty.
- esteem; respect.
- approximate calculation; estimate: to make an estimation of one's expenditures.
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Origin of estimation
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evaluationreckoningassessmentappraisalimpressionarithmeticvenerationcreditvaluationfavorregardadmirationopinionesteemcomputationconsiderationrespectestimatestockjudgmentExamples from the Web for estimation
Contemporary Examples
As for the estimation of Snowden among the Russian opposition, you must realize what his journey looks like in our eyes.
But in my estimation nothing really seems too off the charts.
And my estimation of that accomplishment grew and grew the more I put pen to paper.
‘Dear Mr. Watterson’ Celebrates the Glory of Calvin and Hobbes on FilmMalcolm Jones
November 16, 2013
So he deserves some punishment, but he has already received (in my estimation) excessive amounts of punishment.
In the initial employer survey, the BLS could have been slightly off in its estimation of how many firms actually exist.
Historical Examples
It moved Burke to a desire for rehabilitation in her estimation.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
It was this imprudent candour which lowered him most in his guardian's estimation.
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
Nor will it diminish in your estimation, John, which money might.'
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
He certainly was not there for misdemeanor; for he was a "good boy," at least in his own estimation.
Our kapelle was no mean one—in our own estimation at any rate.
The First ViolinJessie Fothergill
estimation
- a considered opinion; judgmentwhat is your estimation of the situation?
- esteem; respect
- the act of estimating
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Word Origin and History for estimation
n.
late 14c., "action of appraising; manner of judging; opinion," from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimationem (nominative aestimatio) "a valuation," from past participle stem of aestimare "to value" (see esteem). Meaning "appreciation" is from 1520s. That of "process of forming an approximate notion" is from c.1400.
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