Estimate: meaning, definitions and examples
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estimate
[ หษstษชmeษชt ]
project evaluation
To roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.
Synonyms
approximate, assess, calculate
Examples of usage
- Can you estimate how much the project will cost?
- I estimate that it will take about two hours to complete.
project management
An approximate calculation or judgment of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.
Synonyms
appraisal, assessment, calculation
Examples of usage
- The estimate for the project was higher than expected.
- We need to provide a cost estimate for the client.
Translations
Translations of the word "estimate" in other languages:
๐ต๐น estimativa
๐ฎ๐ณ เค เคจเฅเคฎเคพเคจ
๐ฉ๐ช Schรคtzung
๐ฎ๐ฉ perkiraan
๐บ๐ฆ ะพััะฝะบะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ szacunek
๐ฏ๐ต ่ฆ็ฉใใ
๐ซ๐ท estimation
๐ช๐ธ estimaciรณn
๐น๐ท tahmin
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ฒฌ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชูุฏูุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ odhad
๐ธ๐ฐ odhad
๐จ๐ณ ไผฐ่ฎก
๐ธ๐ฎ ocena
๐ฎ๐ธ mat
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะฐาะฐะปะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แจแแคแแกแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ tษxmin
๐ฒ๐ฝ estimaciรณn
Word origin
The word 'estimate' originates from the Latin word 'aestimatus', meaning 'to value or assess'. It entered the English language in the late 16th century. The concept of estimation has been crucial in various fields, such as business, construction, and project management, to determine costs and quantities with a degree of approximation.
See also: estimated, estimates, estimating, estimation, estimations, estimator, inestimable, misestimation, overestimate, overestimated, overestimation, underestimate, underestimated, underestimating, underestimation.