estimate
B2Academic AWL-1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ˈestɪmət/US /ˈestɪmət/
Meaning
noun
a judgement that you make without having the exact details or figures about the size, amount, cost, etc. of something
“to provide/obtain an estimate”
verb
to form an idea of the cost, size, value etc. of something, but without calculating it exactly
“estimate something, to estimate the cost/value/number of something”
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