Borrowed from Latin aestimatus, past participle of aestimō, older form aestumo ("to value, rate, esteem"); from itc-ola - *ais-temos ("one who cuts copper"), meaning one in the Roman Republic who mints money.

• (British)
  • (noun) IPA: /ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/
  • (verb) IPA: /ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪt/
• (America)
  • (noun)IPA: /ˈɛs.tə.mət/
  • (verb) IPA: /ˈɛs.təˌmeɪt/

estimate (plural estimates)

1. A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.

   Synonyms: estimation, appraisal

   Coordinate term: esteem

2. (construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.

   Hypernyms: quote#Noun

3. An upper limitation on some positive quantity.

• French: estimation
• German: Schätzung, Abschätzung
• Italian: stima
• Portuguese: estimativa, cálculo
• Russian: оце́нка
• Spanish: presupuesto, estimación

• French: devis
• German: Kostenvoranschlag
• Italian: preventivo
• Russian: сме́та

estimate (estimates, present participle estimating; simple past and past participle estimated)

1. To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
2. To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.
   • 1691, [John Locke], Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest, and Raising the Value of Money. […], London: […] Awnsham and John Churchill, […], published 1692, →OCLC ↗:

     It is by the weight of silver, and not the name of the piece, that men estimate commodities and exchange them.

• appraise
• assessment

• French: estimer
• German: abschätzen, schätzen
• Italian: stimare
• Portuguese: estimar
• Russian: оце́нивать
• Spanish: estimar