reestimate

verb

re·​es·​ti·​mate (ˌ)rē-ˈe-stə-ˌmāt 

variants or re-estimate

reestimated or re-estimated; reestimating or re-estimating

intransitive verb

: to estimate (something) again especially in a different way

reestimated the percentages based on new data

… there has been a tendency in recent years on the part of the cognoscenti to reestimate the contribution made by [Giuseppe] Verdi.

—Aaron Copland

reestimation

(ˌ)rē-ˌe-stə-ˈmā-shən 

noun

or re-estimation

a careful reestimation of the costs

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reestimate

• estimate