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• guess|ti|mate — «noun. GEHS tuh miht, mayt; verb. GEHS tuh mayt», noun, verb, mat|ed, mat|ing. U.S. Informal. –n. an estimate based on conjecture: »The tool industry is made up of so many segments that only guesstimates can be made of its total sales (Wall… …   Useful english dictionary

• guess — guess·able; guess·er; guess·ing·ly; guess; guess·ti·mate; …   English syllables

• mate — ac·cli·mate; ap·prox·i·mate·ly; au·to·mate; car·ba·mate; case·mate; cen·tes·i·mate; cin·na·mate; col·li·mate; cope·mate; cre·mate; cyc·la·mate; cy·clos·to·mate; dec·i·mate; de·phleg·mate; de·plu·mate; des·pu·mate; des·qua·mate; epon·y·mate;… …   English syllables

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• guesstimate — guess·ti·mate …   English syllables

• guesstimate — guess|ti|mate [ gestımət ] noun count INFORMAL a calculation of the size, value, or amount of something when all the facts are not available to you ╾ guess|ti|mate [ gestı,meıt ] verb intransitive or transitive …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• guesstimate — guess•ti•mate or gues•ti•mate v. [[t]ˈgɛs təˌmeɪt[/t]] n. [[t] mɪt, ˌmeɪt[/t]] v. mat•ed, mat•ing, n. 1) to estimate without substantial basis in facts or statistics 2) an estimate arrived at by guesswork • Etymology: 1935–40, amer.; b. guess and …   From formal English to slang

• guesstimate — guess|ti|mate [ˈgestımıt] n informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: guess + estimate] an attempt to judge a quantity by guessing it →↑estimate ▪ Could you give us a guesstimate of the numbers involved? >guesstimate [ tımeıt] v [I and T] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• guesstimate — guess ti*mate n. [from guess and estimate] an estimate based on little information, being little better than a guess. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English