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Word: Estimate
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from Latin aestimat- ‘determined, appraised’, from the verb aestimare. The noun originally meant ‘intellectual ability, comprehension’ (only in late Middle English), later ‘valuing, a valuation’ (compare with estimation). The verb originally meant ‘to think well or badly of someone or something’ (late 15th century), later ‘regard as being, consider to be’ (compare with esteem)
ˈɛstɪmeɪt
roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of
Short Definition:roughly calculate
Examples:- the aim is to estimate the effects of macroeconomic policy on the economy
- it is estimated that smoking causes 100,000 premature deaths every year
Word: Estimate
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɛstɪmət
an approximate calculation or judgement of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something
Short Definition:approximate calculation
Examples:- at a rough estimate, staff are recycling a quarter of paper used
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