guesstimate

English

Alternative forms

guestimate

Etymology

Blend of guess +‎ estimate.

Pronunciation

Noun

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛs.tə.mət/, [ˈɡɛs.tɪ̈.mɪ̈ʔ(t̚)]
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Verb

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛs.təˌmeɪt/, [ˈɡɛs.tɪ̈ˌmeɪ̯ʔ(t̚)]
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Noun

guesstimate (plural guesstimates)

(informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.
I'm not sure how many people were at the festival. My best guesstimate is 50,000.

Related terms

guesswork

Translations

estimate based on insufficient or unreliable data

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 粗略估計／粗略估计 (cūlüè gūjì)
Finnish: arvaus (fi), karkea arvaus
French: au doigt mouillé (fr), au pif (fr), à vue de nez (fr)
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: olhómetro (Portugal), olhômetro (pt) (Brazil)
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: conjetura (es) f, guestimación m, chute (es) m

Verb

guesstimate (third-person singular simple present guesstimates, present participle guesstimating, simple past and past participle guesstimated)

(intransitive) To make a guesstimate.
(transitive) To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.

Translations

To make a guesstimate

To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity

Anagrams

guestimates

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