Guestimate

/ˈɡɛstɪmeɪt/ noun, verb

Definition

An estimate or calculation made without precise data, blending guessing and estimating.

Etymology

Variant or alternate spelling of 'guesstimate,' a 20th-century portmanteau of 'guess' and 'estimate,' sometimes written as one word or with 'guest' rather than 'gues.'

Kelly Says

The variant 'guestimate' (using 'guest' instead of 'guess') shows how words can split into spelling variants—while 'guesstimate' became the standard, some speakers created or adopted 'guestimate,' demonstrating that portmanteau formation isn't always a perfectly unified process.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምና possibile ስለሆነ
mi-na pos-si-ble sle-ho-ne
ARالعربية
تقدير تقريبي
taq-dir ta-q-ri-bi
BNবাংলা
আনুমানিক
a-nu-ma-ni-k
CACatalà
estimació aproximada
es-ti-ma-ció ap-pro-xi-ma-da
CSČeština
přibližný odhad
přibli-ž-ný od-had
DADansk
grov skøn
grov skøn
DEDeutsch
ungenaue Schätzung
un-ge-nau-e schät-zung
ELΕλληνικά
προσεγγιστική εκτίμηση
pro-sen-gis-ti-ki ek-ti-me-si
ESEspañol
estimación aproximada
es-ti-ma-ción ap-ro-xi-ma-da
FAفارسی
تخمین تقریبی
ta-kh-min ta-q-ri-bi
FISuomi
suuntaa-antava arvio
suun-taa-anta-va ar-vio
FRFrançais
estimation approximative
es-ti-ma-tion ap-pro-xim-a-tive
GUGU
આશરે
a-a-sh-re
HAHA
tashin
ta-shin
HEעברית
הערכת
he-ra-ta
HIहिन्दी
लगभग अनुमान
la-g-bha-g an-u-ma-n
HUMagyar
becsült érték
becsült é-r-ték
IDBahasa Indonesia
perkiraan kasar
pe-kir-aan ka-sar
IGIG
akụkụ
a-ku-ku
ITItaliano
stima approssimativa
sti-ma ap-pro-sim-a-ti-va
JA日本語
概算
kai-san
KKKK
жақсы бағалау
jaq-sy ba-ga-lau
KMKM
ស្ថានភាព
s-tha-an-phea-p
KO한국어
추정치
chu-jeong-chi
MRMR
अंदाज
an-da-aj
MSBahasa Melayu
perkiraan kasar
pe-kir-aan ka-sar
MYမြန်မာ
မျှော်လင့်ချက်
my-zhao-ling-chet
NLNederlands
schatting
schat-ting
NONorsk
grov anslag
grov an-slag
PAPA
ਅਨુમાਨ
an-u-ma-n
PLPolski
szacunek
s-za-c-unek
PTPortuguês
estimativa aproximada
es-ti-ma-ti-va ap-ro-xi-ma-da
RORomână
estimare aproximativă
es-ti-ma-re ap-ro-xi-ma-ta
RUРусский
приблизительная оценка
pri-bli-zi-tel-naya o-tsenka
SVSvenska
grov uppskattning
grov ups-kat-ting
SWKiswahili
makadirio
ma-ka-di-rio
TAதமிழ்
ஒரு அளவீடு
oru al-va-vi-du
TEతెలుగు
అనుమానం
a-nu-ma-na-m
THไทย
การประมาณค่า
gaan ap-pra-man ka
TLTL
pag-a-a-ting
pa-ga-a-ting
TRTürkçe
yaklaşık tahmin
ya-k-laş-ık ta-h-min
UKУкраїнська
приблизний орієнтир
pri-bli-znyy o-ri-en-tir
URاردو
تقریبی اندازہ
ta-q-ri-bi in-da-zah
VITiếng Việt
ước tính gần đúng
uoc-tinh gan-dung
YOYO
àṣọ
a-ṣo
ZH中文
估计值
gū-jì zhì
ZUZU
ukuhlaziwe
u-ku-hla-zi-we

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