estimation

[ es-tuh-mey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. judgment or opinion: In my estimation the boy is guilty.

  2. esteem; respect.

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

Origin of estimation

1
1325–75; Middle English estimacioun<Middle French <Latin aestimātiōn- (stem of aestimātiō). See estimate, -ion

Other words for estimation

Other words from estimation

  • pre·es·ti·ma·tion, noun
  • re·es·ti·ma·tion, noun
  • self-es·ti·ma·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for estimation

estimation

/ (ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a considered opinion; judgment: what is your estimation of the situation?

  2. esteem; respect

  1. the act of estimating

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