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estimates

US/ˈɛstəməts/

estimates is the plural of estimate.

estimates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of estimate.

Meaning of estimate

Noun

estimate (plural estimates)

  1. A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
    • “They know our boats will stand up to their work,” said Willison, “and that counts for a good deal. A low estimate from us doesn't mean scamped work, but just that we want to keep the yard busy over a slack time.”1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 3, in Well Tackled!
    1. (specifically) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.
  2. An upper limitation on some positive quantity.
    • The desired norm estimate is now obtained from the identity... [referring to an earlier statement saying that a certain norm is less than or equal to a certain expression]1992, Louis de Branges, “The convergence of Euler functions”, in Journal of Functional Analysis, →DOI, page 185

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Phrases with estimates

Questions about estimates

What is estimates the plural of?
Estimates is the plural of estimate.
How do you pronounce estimates?
Estimates is pronounced /ˈɛstəməts/ (US).

Words near estimates in the dictionary

  1. estimated time of arrival
  2. estimated time of departure
  3. estimated time of restoration
  4. estimated times of arrival
  5. estimated times of restoration
  6. estimates
  7. estimatest
  8. estimateth
  9. estimating
  10. estimatingly
  11. estimation

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