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estimation

Pronunciation: [ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən]

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Learn how to use estimation in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “mathematics”

(noun) a guess about a number or amount that is not exact. It's like when you want to know how many candies are in a jar, but you just count a few and make a good guess.

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My estimation of the candies was close; I said there were about 50, and there were 52.

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Her estimation was off by a lot; she thought there were 100 candies, but there were only 30.

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What is your estimation of how many books we have in the library?

Context: “opinion”

(noun) a judgment or opinion about something. It's like when you look at a painting and you tell someone what you think about it.

Example

In my estimation, that was the best movie of the year!

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His estimation of the team's chances in the game was not very optimistic.

Example

What is your estimation of the new restaurant in town?

Context: “business”

(noun) an approximate calculation of the cost, size, or value of something. When you want to figure out how much money you'll need for a project, you make an estimation.

Example

The contractor gave us an estimation for how much the repairs would cost.

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The estimation for the project was way too low, and we ended up spending much more.

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Can you provide an estimation for how long the project will take?

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Pronunciation: [ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən]

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