guesstimate

or gues·ti·mate

[verb ges-tuh-meyt; noun ges-tuh-mit, -meyt]Informal.

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verb (used with object), guess·ti·mat·ed, guess·ti·mat·ing.

to estimate without substantial basis in facts or statistics.

noun

an estimate arrived at by guesswork.

Origin of guesstimate

1935–40, Americanism; blend of guess and estimate

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Related Words for guesstimate

essentially, nearly, basically, practically, thought, opinion, conjecture, belief, presumption, hunch, hypothesis, thesis, guesswork, supposition, inference, guess, evaluation, projection, assessment, measure

British Dictionary definitions for guesstimate

guesstimate

guestimate

noun (ˈɡɛstɪmɪt)

an estimate calculated mainly or only by guesswork

verb (ˈɡɛstɪˌmeɪt)

to form a guesstimate of

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Word Origin and History for guesstimate

1902, a blending of guess (v.) and estimate. Related: Guesstimated; guesstimating. As a noun, from 1906.