estimate

[verb es-tuh-meyt; noun es-tuh-mit, -meyt]

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

to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate the cost of a college education.
to form an opinion of; judge.

verb (used without object), es·ti·mat·ed, es·ti·mat·ing.

to make an estimate.

noun

an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
a judgment or opinion, as of the qualities of a person or thing.
a statement of the approximate charge for work to be done, submitted by a person or business firm ready to undertake the work.

Origin of estimate

1525–35; < Latin aestimātus, past participle of aestimāre to value, estimate; see -ate¹

Related formses·ti·mat·ing·ly, adverbes·ti·ma·tor, nounpre·es·ti·mate, verb (used with object), pre·es·ti·mat·ed, pre·es·ti·mat·ing.pre·es·ti·mate, nounre·es·ti·mate, verb (used with object), re·es·ti·mat·ed, re·es·ti·mat·ing.re·es·ti·mate, nounself-es·ti·mate, nounun·es·ti·mat·ed, adjectivewell-es·ti·mat·ed, adjective

Synonyms for estimate

1. compute, count, reckon, gauge, assess, value, evaluate, appraise. 4. valuation, calculation, appraisal.

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Examples from the Web for self-estimate

Historical Examples of self-estimate

By the way, ought one to say “self-estimate” or “self-esteem”?
Marge Askinforit
Barry Pain
It is the conclusion borne out by Mark Twain's own self-estimate.
The Ordeal of Mark Twain
Van Wyck Brooks
The correctness of self-estimate marks the difference between the cultivated and the uncultivated mind.
Talks on Writing English
Arlo Bates
That was just what Ray Ingraham did see; only he hardly set it down in his self-estimate at its full value.
The Other Girls
Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Should he be at any time inclined to such a self-estimate, let him refer his judgment to his ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Rhcus.’
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844
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British Dictionary definitions for self-estimate

estimate

verb (ˈɛstɪˌmeɪt)

to form an approximate idea of (distance, size, cost, etc); calculate roughly; gauge
(tr; may take a clause as object) to form an opinion about; judgeto estimate one's chances
to submit (an approximate price) for (a job) to a prospective client
(tr) statistics to assign a value (a point estimate) or range of values (an interval estimate) to a parameter of a population on the basis of sampling statisticsSee estimator

noun (ˈɛstɪmɪt)

an approximate calculation
a statement indicating the likely charge for or cost of certain work
a judgment; appraisal; opinion

Derived Formsestimative, adjective

Word Origin for estimate

C16: from Latin aestimāre to assess the worth of, of obscure origin

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Word Origin and History for self-estimate

estimate

1560s, "valuation," from Latin aestimatus, verbal noun from aestimare (see esteem). Earlier in sense "power of the mind" (mid-15c.). Meaning "approximate judgment" is from 1580s. As a builder's statement of projected costs, from 1796.

estimate

1530s, "appraise the worth of," from Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestimare "to value, appraise" (see esteem). Meaning "form an approximate notion" is from 1660s. Related: Estimated; estimates; estimating.