Entry Word: estimate

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something <what we owe our war veterans is beyond estimate>

Synonyms appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimation, evaluation, reckoning, valuation

Related Words calculation, computation, measurement

2 an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something <the estimate of many art specialists that the painting is a fake> — see estimation 1