estimation

[ es-tuh-mey-shuhn ]

/ ˌɛs təˈmeɪ ʃən /

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noun

judgment or opinion: In my estimation the boy is guilty.

esteem; respect.

approximate calculation; estimate: to make an estimation of one's expenditures.

Nearby words

esthonia, esthonian, estienne, estimable, estimate, estimation, estimative, estimator, estipulate, estival, estivate

Origin of estimation

1325–75; Middle English estimacioun < Middle French < Latin aestimātiōn- (stem of aestimātiō). See estimate, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR estimation

2 appreciation, regard, honor, veneration.

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Related forms

pre·es·ti·ma·tion, nounre·es·ti·ma·tion, nounself-es·ti·ma·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for estimation

As for the estimation of Snowden among the Russian opposition, you must realize what his journey looks like in our eyes.
Snowden’s Revelations Shouldn’t Distract from Putin’s Brutal Rule|Garry Kasparov|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But in my estimation nothing really seems too off the charts.
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And my estimation of that accomplishment grew and grew the more I put pen to paper.
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So he deserves some punishment, but he has already received (in my estimation) excessive amounts of punishment.
Ron Paul Hits Reddit|The Daily Beast|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In the initial employer survey, the BLS could have been slightly off in its estimation of how many firms actually exist.
Jobs Revision Show That Obama Has Created Jobs Overall|Matthew Zeitlin|September 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I know what she thinks of me, and just how well I stand in her estimation.
Twenty Years of Hus'ling|J. P. Johnston
He would have given it more cheerfully if in his estimation the man had been more worthy.
The Telegraph Boy|Horatio Alger, Jr.
And it had given Craven a place in her estimation which no one had had for ten years.
December Love|Robert Hichens
Sad will be the day for her, when she sinks in the estimation of the world as a moral nation.
The Buccaneer|Mrs. S. C. Hall
In my estimation, there never lived a more holy or godly man than he.
Birth of a Reformation|Andrew Byers

British Dictionary definitions for estimation

estimation

/ (ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

a considered opinion; judgmentwhat is your estimation of the situation?

esteem; respect

the act of estimating

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