estimation
nounUK /ˌɛs.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ · US /ˌɛs.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology From Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio. Morphologically estimate + -ion.
1
The process of making an estimate.
- According to my estimations, we should get to the border in five hours, give or take.
- The publisher made an estimation on the potential value of the new novel.
2
The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
3
Esteem or favourable regard.
- With that performance last night, you've gone up in the director's estimation.
- Derived terms
- ballpark estimation, coestimation, costimation, disestimation, estimate, estimation theory, guesstimation, misestimation, overestimation, postestimation, re-estimation, reestimation, subestimation, underestimation
- Related terms
- esteem