guestimate

gues·ti·mate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb ges-tuh-meyt; noun ges-tuh-mit, -meyt]
- /verb ˈgɛs təˌmeɪt; noun ˈgɛs tə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb ges-tuh-meyt; noun ges-tuh-mit, -meyt]
- /verb ˈgɛs təˌmeɪt; noun ˈgɛs tə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt/

Definitions of guestimate word

verb with object guestimate to estimate without substantial basis in facts or statistics. 1
noun guestimate an estimate arrived at by guesswork. 1
noun guestimate Alternative spelling of guesstimate. 1

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Origin of guestimate

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

1935-40, Americanism; blend of guess and estimate

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Guestimate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Guestimate

guestimate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

guestimate usage trend in Literature

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