guesstimate

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[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

[edit] Etymology

Blend of guess and estimate

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (noun) guess-tim-ate
  • (verb) guess-tim-ATE
    Rhymes: -eɪt

[edit] Noun

Singular
guesstimate

Plural
guesstimates

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

Infinitive
to guesstimate

Third person singular
guesstimates

Simple past
guesstimated

Past participle
guesstimated

Present participle
guesstimating

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.

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