estimation

English

Alternative forms

æstimation (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛstɨˈmeɪʃən/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

estimation (countable and uncountable, plural estimations)

The process of making an estimate.
The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
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

French

Alternative forms

æstimation (obsolete)

Etymology

estimer +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛs.ti.ma.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)

Noun

estimation f (plural estimations)

estimate; estimation (rough calculation or guess)

Further reading

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

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