estimates
Rough numerical guesses
Estimates are rough calculations or informed guesses about quantity, cost, or value—approximations made when exact figures aren't available or practical.
A contractor provides an estimate before starting work; a scientist estimates population size from sample data.
To estimate is to make such a calculation: I estimate we'll arrive around noon.
The word implies reasonable judgment rather than wild guessing, but acknowledges uncertainty.
Sports venue or estimate
- roughUneven in surface
- guesstimateRough, intuitive calculation
- back-of-envelopeInformal preliminary calculation
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
inexact · rounding · swag · rough-cut · coarse · preliminary · tentative · quick
Estimation of worth
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- worthDegree of importance
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
depreciation · equity · real-estate · property · insurance · damage · repair · settlement
Amounts required to pay
- expensesMoney spent on things
- expenditureMoney paid out
- allocationDistribution of shares
- overheadLocated directly above
capital · quotes · bids · proposals · invoices · contingency · projections · forecasts
Mathematical processing work
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- quantificationExpressing something numerically
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- formulasSymbolic rules for calculation
equations · algorithms · statistics · regression · interpolation · extrapolation · modeling · simulation
Estimates extending forward
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- scenariosImagined sequences of events
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
prediction · growth · demand · sales · revenue · earnings · quarterly · annual
Ordered display of events
- schedulePlan of timed events
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- durationLength of existence
scope · resources · deliverables · phases · workload · capacity · turnaround · project
ballpark
Sports venue or estimate
- roughUneven in surface
- guesstimateRough, intuitive calculation
- back-of-envelopeInformal preliminary calculation
imprecise · inexact · rounding · swag · rough-cut · coarse · preliminary · tentative · quick · loose
appraisal
Estimation of worth
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- worthDegree of importance
pricing · depreciation · equity · real-estate · property · insurance · damage · repair · settlement · adjuster
costs
Amounts required to pay
- expensesMoney spent on things
- expenditureMoney paid out
- allocationDistribution of shares
overhead · capital · quotes · bids · proposals · invoices · contingency · projections · forecasts · fiscal
computation
Mathematical processing work
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- quantificationExpressing something numerically
- measurementDetermining size or amount
formulas · equations · algorithms · statistics · regression · interpolation · extrapolation · modeling · simulation · spreadsheet
projections
Estimates extending forward
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- scenariosImagined sequences of events
modeling · prediction · growth · demand · sales · revenue · earnings · quarterly · annual · long-term
timeline
Ordered display of events
- schedulePlan of timed events
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
duration · scope · resources · deliverables · phases · workload · capacity · turnaround · project · task
- contractinggeneral contractor, subcontractor, subcontracting, bid, contract
- forecastsweather forecast, sales forecast, revenue forecast, budget forecast, profit forecast
- budget reportsoperating budget, capital budget, quarterly report, monthly report, annual report
- federal budgetfederal budget, appropriations, deficit, national budget, surplus
- African statisticspopulation data, population figures, GDP figures, birth rates, death rates
- auctionsauction, bidding, bid, auctioneer, auction house
estimatesmeasures
Quantifies or evaluates
measurements · calculations · counts · tabulations · enumerations
- rough estimateImprecise preliminary calculation
- ballpark estimateApproximate calculation, not exact
- conservative estimate
- ball-park estimateApproximate calculation, inexact
- lowball estimate
- ballpark estimationApproximate calculation, not precise
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