estimation
noun
es·ti·ma·tion
ˌe-stə-ˈmā-shən 
Examples of estimation in a Sentence
This is not, in my estimation, an efficient use of our resources.
She went down in her supporters' estimation after she voted against the plan.
Planning the project requires careful cost estimation.
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But in Doerfler’s estimation, the absence of a deportation order in Abrego Garcia’s case is no scrivener’s error.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
One thing that was missing was a new estimation of costs.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
In Stoddart’s estimation, the best way to freeze these semi-consumed cakes is in slices.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2025
In Cathomas’s estimation, Sursilvan accounts for just over half of all Romansh speakers, Vallader about a fifth, Puter and Surmiran each about ten per cent, and Sutsilvan about five per cent.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
One thing that was missing was a new estimation of costs.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
In Stoddart’s estimation, the best way to freeze these semi-consumed cakes is in slices.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2025
In Cathomas’s estimation, Sursilvan accounts for just over half of all Romansh speakers, Vallader about a fifth, Puter and Surmiran each about ten per cent, and Sutsilvan about five per cent.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Estimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estimation. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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estimation
noun
es·ti·ma·tion
ˌes-tə-ˈmā-shən
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