estimation
UK/ˌɛs.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən//ˌɛs.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
estimation noun: the process of making an estimate.
Noun
estimation (countable and uncountable, plural estimations)
- 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.
- The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
- Esteem or favourable regard.
- With that performance last night, you've gone up in the director's estimation.
- Synonyms:
- opinion
estimation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
estimation in Hindi
- the process of making an estimate
- नापतौल nāptaul, नापजोख nāpjokh
- value reached in an estimate
- आकलन āklan
estimation in Tamil
- எண் கணிப்பு
estimation in Urdu
- اندازہ, گنتی, حساب, نظر, شمار
estimation in Bengali
- প্রাক্কলন, অনুমান, ঠিক, শ্রদ্ধা, যাচাই, সম্মান
More languagesFewer languages
- estimation in Telugu
- పరిగణనము parigaṇanamu
- estimation in Malayalam
- നിശ്ചയം niścayaṁ
- estimation in Kannada
- ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ, ಗಣನೆ, ತೀರ್ಮಾನ, ಎಣಿಕೆ
- estimation in Punjabi
- ਹਿਸਾਬ hisāb
- estimation in Persian
- برآورد bar-âvard
Examples of estimation in a sentence
- The Jersey is the queen of the creamery, in my neighbor's estimation.
- Such a problem is generalized to an estimation of concentric, co-dimension 1, subspheres of a polysphere.
- An Australian sniper was blunter in his estimation of the challenges: We stood out like dog's balls.
Synonyms of estimation
Forms of estimation
| plural | estimations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | æstimation |
Origin of estimation
From Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio. Morphologically estimate + -ion.
Words formed from estimation
Phrases with estimation
Words that rhyme with estimation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about estimation
- What does estimation mean?
- Estimation means the process of making an estimate.
- What is estimation in Hindi?
- Estimation in Hindi is नापतौल (nāptaul), नापजोख (nāpjokh), आकलन (āklan). See Estimation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is estimation?
- Estimation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce estimation?
- Estimation is pronounced /ˌɛs.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of estimation?
- The plural of estimation is estimations.
Words near estimation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: estimation (page history and authors); estimation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); estimation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); estimation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పరిగణనము (Telugu) (page history and authors); നിശ്ചയം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); estimation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਹਿਸਾਬ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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