estimation

English

Alternative forms

• æstimation (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛstɨˈmeɪʃən/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

estimation (countable and uncountable, plural estimations)

1. The process of making an estimate.
2. The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
3. Esteem or favourable regard.

Derived terms

• estimate

Related terms

• esteem

Translations

the process of making an estimate

• Bulgarian: оценяване (bg) n (ocenjavane), пресмятане (bg) n (presmjatane)
• Catalan: estimació (ca) f
• French: estimation (fr)
• Hungarian: becslés (hu) f
• Italian: stima (it) f

• Japanese: 見積り (ja) (mitsumori)
• Romanian: estimare (ro)
• Scottish Gaelic: tomhas m, tuairmse m, barail f
• Spanish: valoración (es) f
• Swedish: uppskattning (sv) c

value reached in an estimate

• Bulgarian: оценка (bg) f (ocenka)

• Swedish: uppskattning (sv) c

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French

Alternative forms

• æstimation (obsolete)

Etymology

estimer +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.ti.ma.sjɔ̃/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

estimation f (plural estimations)

1. estimate; estimation (rough calculation or guess)

Further reading

• “estimation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).