Estimate

Es´ti`mate

v. t.	1.	To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data, - either the extrinsic (money), or intrinsic (moral), value; to fix the worth of roughly or in a general way; as, to estimate the value of goods or land; to estimate the worth or talents of a person. [imp. & p. p. Estimated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Estimating .] It is by the weight of silver, and not the name of the piece, that men estimate commodities and exchange them. - Locke. It is always very difficult to estimate the age in which you are living. - J. C. Shairp.
	2.	To from an opinion of, as to amount,, number, etc., from imperfect data, comparison, or experience; to make an estimate of; to calculate roughly; to rate; as, to estimate the cost of a trip, the number of feet in a piece of land.
n.	1.	A valuing or rating by the mind, without actually measuring, weighing, or the like; rough or approximate calculation; as, an estimate of the cost of a building, or of the quantity of water in a pond. Weigh success in a moral balance, and our whole estimate is changed. - J. C. Shairp. No; dear as freedom is, and in my heart's Just estimation prized above all price. - Cowper.

Noun	1.	estimate - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" Synonyms: approximation, estimation, idea
	2.	estimate - a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" Synonyms: estimation
	3.	estimate - a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) Synonyms: appraisal, estimation
	4.	estimate - a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"
	5.	estimate - the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability" Synonyms: estimation
Verb	1.	estimate - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" Synonyms: gauge, approximate, guess, judge
	2.	estimate - judge to be probable Synonyms: count on, figure, forecast, reckon, calculate

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