Estimates: meaning, definitions and examples

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estimates

 

[ หˆษ›stษชmษ™ts ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

financial

Approximate calculation or judgment of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.

Synonyms

approximation, assessment, prediction

Examples of usage

  • The estimates for the project budget varied greatly.
  • The company provided quarterly estimates of its earnings.
Context #2 | Verb

general

To roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.

Synonyms

approximate, calculate, guesstimate

Examples of usage

  • She estimates that it will take about two hours to complete the task.
  • Can you estimate the cost of the repairs?

Translations

Translations of the word "estimates" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น estimativas

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคจเฅเคฎเคพเคจ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Schรคtzungen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ perkiraan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะพั†ั–ะฝะบะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ szacunki

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่ฆ‹็ฉใ‚‚ใ‚Š

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท estimations

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ estimaciones

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท tahminler

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ถ”์ •

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชู‚ุฏูŠุฑุงุช

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ odhady

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ odhady

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไผฐ่ฎก

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ocenitve

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รกรฆtlanir

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑะฐา“ะฐะปะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒคแƒแƒกแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qiymษ™tlษ™ndirmษ™lษ™r

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ estimaciones

Etymology

The word 'estimates' originated from the Latin word 'aestimatus', which means 'appraised' or 'estimated'. Over time, the term evolved to represent the act of approximating or judging the value or extent of something. The concept of estimates has been crucial in various fields, especially in finance, project management, and statistics, where approximate calculations play a significant role in decision-making processes.

See also: estimate, estimated, estimating, estimation, estimations, estimator, inestimable, misestimation, overestimate, overestimated, overestimation, underestimate, underestimated, underestimating, underestimation.

Word Frequency Rank

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