ESTIMATIVE


Meaning of ESTIMATIVE in English

ˈestəˌmād.iv, -_məd.- adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French estimatif, from Medieval Latin estimativus, from Latin aestimatus + -ivus -ive

1. : adapted for and capable of estimating and judging

the estimative power

2. : estimated

send along only an estimative figure rather than an exact calculation of the cost

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