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单词 guesstimate
释义

guesstimate

noun

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

guesstimate

verb

as in to estimate
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding I'm going to guesstimate that this ring is worth $200 or so

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • estimate
  • value
  • assess
  • rate
  • evaluate
  • appraise
  • analyze
  • set
  • valuate
  • ascertain
  • determine
  • price
  • judge
  • learn
  • survey
  • deem
  • test
  • discover
  • adjudge
  • decide
  • prize
  • underestimate
  • reevaluate
  • reassess
  • assay
  • misjudge
  • reappraise
  • rejudge
  • transvaluate
  • undervalue
  • transvalue
  • revalue
  • settle
  • misesteem
  • misprize
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