guesstimate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.5 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• guestimate

[edit] Etymology

Blend of guess and estimate

[edit] Pronunciation

• (noun) guess-tim-ate
• (verb) guess-tim-ATE

  Rhymes: -eɪt

[edit] Noun

guesstimate (plural guesstimates)

1. (informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.

[edit] Verb

to guesstimate (third-person singular simple present guesstimates, present participle guesstimating, simple past and past participle guesstimated)

1. (intransitive) To make a guesstimate.
2. (transitive) To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.