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noun
- A rough calculation or guess.
- (context, construction) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job will probably cost.
Translations: - Dutch: schatting
- French: estimation
- German: Kostenvoranschlag
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- Italian: stima
(trans-mid)
verb (estimates, estimating, estimated, estimated)
- to calculate roughly, often from imperfect data
Translations: - Dutch: schatten
- French: estimer
(trans-mid)
- German: abschí¤tzen, schí¤tzen
- Italian: stimare
Etymology: From ancient Latin word aes timare ("to value copper", note: copper was the currency in Ancient Rome).
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