estimation (n.)

  1. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

    [ Syn: appraisal , estimate ]

  2. the respect with which a person is held; they had a high estimation of his ability

    [ Syn: estimate ]

  3. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; an estimate of what it would cost; a rough idea how long it would take

    [ Syn: estimate , approximation , idea ]

  4. 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

    [ Syn: estimate ]

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