estimate · verb T /ˈes.tə.meɪt/
Word family
Nouns: estimate, estimation
Verbs: estimate, overestimate, underestimate
estimate
B2 to guess the cost, size, value, etc. of something
Dictionary examples:
Sources estimate a long-term 50% increase in train fares.
They estimate that the trip will take at least two weeks.
It was difficult to estimate how many trees had been destroyed.
The number of dead is estimated at over three hundred.
Learner example:
I estimate it will take only 7 minutes to walk from the conference center to the hotel. (First Certificate in English; B2; Swedish)
estimate · noun C /ˈes.tə.meɪt/
Word family
Nouns: estimate, estimation
Verbs: estimate, overestimate, underestimate
estimate
B2 a guess of what the size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something might be
Dictionary examples:
The number of people who applied for the course was 120 compared with an initial estimate of between 50 and 100.
This is only a rough estimate.
