I. verb
1.
to judge something with respect to its worth
estimated the value of the jewels
Synonyms: appraise, assay, assess, evaluate, rate, set (at), survey, valuate, value
Related Word: adjudge, adjudicate, judge; ascertain, determine, discover; price, prize; decide, settle
2.
Synonyms: calculate , cipher, compute, figure, reckon
Related Word: cast, sum; count, enumerate
3.
to fix some value (as size, distance, or composition) more or less accurately
estimated the rainfall at over six inches
Synonyms: approximate, call, judge, place, put, reckon
Related Word: round, round off; conjecture, guess, suppose, surmise; fancy, imagine; deduce, infer
Contrasted words: calculate, compute; measure
II. noun
1.
the act of appraising or valuing the nature, character, quality, status, or worth of something
his influence as President is beyond estimate
Synonyms: appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimation, evaluation, valuation
Related Word: calculation, measurement, reckoning; sizing up; projection
2.
Synonyms: estimation 1, appraisal, appraisement, assessment, evaluation, judgment, stock
Idioms: point of view