GUESSTIMATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does guesstimate mean?
• GUESSTIMATE (noun)
The noun GUESSTIMATE has 1 sense:
1. an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
Familiarity information: GUESSTIMATE used as a noun is very rare.
• GUESSTIMATE (verb)
The verb GUESSTIMATE has 1 sense:
1. estimate based on a calculation
Familiarity information: GUESSTIMATE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GUESSTIMATE (noun)
Meaning:
An estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
guesstimate; guestimate
Hypernyms ("guesstimate" is a kind of...):
approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)
• GUESSTIMATE (verb)
Meaning:
Estimate based on a calculation
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "guesstimate" is one way to...):
approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; judge (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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