overestimate
verb
- to estimate or value (someone or something) too highly
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmət/ / /ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmeɪt/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English estimate English overestimate From over- + estimate.
- An estimate that is too high.
“The employment projection for the metropolitan area for 1985 was an overestimate by about 12 percent.”
“The department pointed to a study it conducted in 2017 that found that, in some states, overestimates of utility costs were giving some people too many food stamps, while in others, people were getting too few.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English estimate English overestimate From over- + estimate.
- To judge or calculate too highly.
“I overestimated the number of attendees, and bought far too much food for the party.”
“Nevertheless, the role played by vertical transport (in particular, by biosedimentation) in self-purification of seas and oceans from chlorinated hydrocarbons must not be overestimated.”