estimate

Noun

• the respect with which a person is held
  • they had a high estimation of his ability
    

• a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
  • he got an estimate from the car repair shop
    

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

• 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
    

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

Verb

• judge to be probable

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
  • I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  estimation , appraisal , approximation , idea , calculate , reckon , count on , figure , forecast , gauge , approximate , guess , judge