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estimation

5 definitions • 9 examples
1
your opinion of someone or something:

Examples:

in someone’s estimation In my estimation a lot of other banks are going to have the same problem.
He sank in my estimation (= my opinion of him fell) when I saw how he treated his wife.
She went up in my estimation after her handling of that incident.
2
a guess or calculation about the cost, size, value, etc. of something:

Examples:

computer-aided estimations
estimation of the cost
3

Examples:

The first novel was successful, whereas the second, in my estimation, was not.
4
your opinion of someone or something:

Examples:

in sb's estimation In my estimation a lot of other banks are going to have the same problem.
5
a guess about the cost, size, value, etc. of something:

Examples:

computer-aided estimations
an estimation of the cost

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