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es·ti·ma·tion
(ĕs′tə-mā′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of estimating: Estimation of the storm damage took weeks.
b. The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate: the cost estimation is $500.
2. An opinion or judgment: In my estimation, that is a good book.
3. Favorable regard; esteem: held her teacher in high estimation.
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estimation
(ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən)n
1. a considered opinion; judgment: what is your estimation of the situation?.
2. esteem; respect
3. the act of estimating
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es•ti•ma•tion
(ˌɛs təˈmeɪ ʃən)n.
1. judgment or opinion.
2. esteem; respect.
3. approximate calculation; estimate.
[1325–75; < Middle French < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | estimation - a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) commercial document, commercial instrument - a document of or relating to commerce |
2. | estimation - the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability" reputation, report - the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report" | |
3. | estimation - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" scalage - estimation of the amount of lumber in a log credit rating, credit - an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments guesstimate, guestimate - an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing overrating, overreckoning, overestimate, overestimation - a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning - an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value | |
4. | estimation - a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" appraisal - an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something capitalisation, capitalization - an estimation of the value of a business |
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estimation
noun
1. opinion, view, regard, belief, honour, credit, consideration, judgment, esteem, evaluation, admiration, reverence, veneration, good opinion, considered opinion He has gone down considerably in my estimation.
2. estimate, reckoning, assessment, appreciation, valuation, appraisal, guesstimate (informal), ballpark figure (informal) estimations of pre-tax profits of £12.5 million
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estimation
noun1. The act or result of judging the worth or value of something or someone:
2. A rough or tentative calculation:
3. A feeling of deference, approval, and liking:
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تَقْدير
skønvurdering
mat, álit
estimation
[ˌestɪˈmeɪʃən] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
estimation
[ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən] n (= esteem) → estime f
to go down in sb's estimation → baisser dans l'estime de qn
to go up in sb's estimation → monter dans l'estime de qn
to go down in sb's estimation → baisser dans l'estime de qn
to go up in sb's estimation → monter dans l'estime de qn
(= approximate calculation) → estimation f
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estimation
n
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
estimation
[ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃ/ən] nCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
estimate
(ˈestimeit) verb1. to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring. He estimated that the journey would take two hours.
2. to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is. I estimated my chances of escape as very good.
(-mət) noun a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something). He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.
ˌestiˈmation noun judgement; opinion. In my estimation, he is the more gifted artist of the two.
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