Thesaurus: estimation

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1. v. t. The act of estimating.
2. v. t. An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities.
3. v. t. Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor.
4. v. t. Supposition; conjecture.
5. n. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
6. n. the respect with which a person is held
7. n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
8. n. a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
9. 1. The act of estimating. Shak. 2. An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities. If he be poorer that thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest, and the priest shall value him. Lev. xxvii. 8. 3. Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor. I shall have estimation among multitude, and honor with the elders. Wisdom viii. 10. 4. Supposition; conjecture. I speak not this in estimation, As what I think might be, but what I know. Shak. Syn. -- Estimate; calculation; computation; appraisement; esteem; honor; regard. See Estimate, n.
10. n:100 n a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) n the respect with which a person is held n an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth n a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody