estimation
Academic Word List, sublist 1.
About 10.74 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The process of making an estimate.
According to my estimations, we should get to the border in five hours, give or take.
- noun The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
- noun Esteem or favourable regard.
With that performance last night, you've gone up in the director's estimation.
Similar words
estimate approximation appraisal idea reckon guess valuation evaluate assess assessing
Often followed by
of and in is for procedure by methods results
Word family
estimate estimated estimates estimating estimations
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