guesstimate

English

Alternative forms

guestimate

Etymology

Blend of guess +‎ estimate.

Pronunciation

Noun

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛstəmət/, [ˈɡɛstɪ̈mɪ̈ʔ(t̚)]
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Verb

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɜstəˌmeɪt/, [ˈɡɜstɪ̈ˌmeɪ̯ʔ(t̚)]
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

guesstimate (plural guesstimates)

(informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.

Related terms

guesswork

Translations

estimate based on insufficient or unreliable data

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 粗略估計／粗略估计 (cūlüè gūjì)
Finnish: arvaus (fi), karkea arvaus
French: au doigt mouillé (fr), au pif (fr), à vue de nez (fr)
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: olhómetro (Portugal), olhômetro (pt) (Brazil)
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: conjetura (es) f, guestimación m, chute (es) m

Verb

guesstimate (third-person singular simple present guesstimates, present participle guesstimating, simple past and past participle guesstimated)

(intransitive) To make a guesstimate.
(transitive) To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.

Translations

To make a guesstimate

To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity

Anagrams

guestimates