Definitions
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- noun Alternative spelling of
guesstimate . - verb Alternative spelling of
guesstimate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
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Examples
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My guestimate is that this would not become an issue if and until there is a claim and then and probably only then will you be asked to prove your vehicle was registered in the U.S. at the time you applied for the policy.
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Well, my guestimate is that we do 40 to 50 hours per week.
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First, always measure-don't "guestimate" - just measure.
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Thus arriving at their "guestimate" for if the election had been held today.
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I contended that even a person in a wheelchair can determine that, and that in effect the doppler effect would be as or more effective than a line of sight "guestimate".
Hospital Trip Elizabeth McClung 2008
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I've wondered this with fruit cake recipes as well--can you give some kind of guestimate of how much bourbon to sprinkle with each week?
Bourbon Cake 2008
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Even taking the $2 billion industry "guestimate," it would require trillions of dollars to implement this supposed "fix."
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The total amount was his own "guestimate" of what Nieuwoudt's costs should be, he added.
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What's New in This Release: [read full changelog] · Replaced all the word occurances of 'guestimate' in the GUI with 'estimate'.
Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Mac OS 2010
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This is just another "guestimate" by an environmental scientist.
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