guesstimate
noun
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L321540 on Wikidata ↗verb
- to make an estimate without great certainty
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛs.tə.mət/ / [ˈɡɛs.tɪ̈.mɪ̈ʔ(t̚)] / /ˈɡɛs.təˌmeɪt/ / [ˈɡɛs.tɪ̈ˌmeɪ̯ʔ(t̚)]
noun
Etymology: Blend of guess + estimate.
- An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.
“Near-synonym: educated guess”
“I'm not sure how many people were at the festival. My best guesstimate is 50,000.”
verb
Etymology: Blend of guess + estimate.
- To make a guesstimate.
- To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.