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BNC: 48388 COCA: 37144

guesstimate

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guesstimate /ˈgɛstəˌmeɪt/ verb
guesstimates; guesstimated; guesstimating
guesstimate
/ˈgɛstəˌmeɪt/
verb
guesstimates; guesstimated; guesstimating
Learner's definition of GUESSTIMATE
[+ object] informal
: to make a quick estimate of (something)大致估算

— guesstimate

/ˈgɛstəmət/ noun, plural guesstimates [count]
BNC: 48388 COCA: 37144

guesstimate

noun

guess·​ti·​mate ˈge-stə-mət How to pronounce guesstimate (audio)
: an estimate usually made without adequate information
guesstimate transitive verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The production schedule has some elasticity in it, but Dodge's initial guesstimate calls for a mere 2000 examples to be produced. Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 20 July 2022 One early guesstimate located the heliopause as close as Jupiter. Tim Folger, Scientific American, 18 June 2022 When planting a crop, a Christmas tree farmer has to decide — or guesstimate — what varieties customers will want to buy almost a decade later when that crop is ready to be sold. Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 25 Nov. 2021 Estimates are hard to come by, but one guesstimate is that the underground economy amounted to 11 - 12% of US GDP in 2018. Elizabeth Bauer, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2021 Goldman Sachs this week issued a more pessimistic economic forecast than previous predictions, shaving growth projections for this year from 5.7% to 5.6%, and lowering its 2022 guesstimate from 4.4% to 4%. Paul Begala, CNN, 12 Oct. 2021 This is just a projection, a guesstimate without having a grip on what the Guardians’ 26-man roster will look like. Joe Noga, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2021 Our guesstimate: About 95 percent maskless on Saturday. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2021 Olivier Blanchard, a former MIT professor who served as chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, recently offered a guesstimate that spending of about $1 trillion would meet the country’s needs. Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

blend of guess and estimate

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of guesstimate was in 1923
BNC: 48388 COCA: 37144

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