GUESSTIMATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does guesstimate mean? 

• GUESSTIMATE (noun)
  The noun GUESSTIMATE has 1 sense:

1. an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing

  Familiarity information: GUESSTIMATE used as a noun is very rare.

• GUESSTIMATE (verb)
  The verb GUESSTIMATE has 1 sense:

1. estimate based on a calculation

  Familiarity information: GUESSTIMATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUESSTIMATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An estimate that combines reasoning with guessing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

guesstimate; guestimate

Hypernyms ("guesstimate" is a kind of...):

approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)

Derivation:

guesstimate (estimate based on a calculation)

• GUESSTIMATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they guesstimate    ... he / she / it guesstimates   
Past simple: guesstimated   
Past participle: guesstimated   
-ing form: guesstimating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Estimate based on a calculation

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "guesstimate" is one way to...):

approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; judge (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

guesstimate (an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing)