guesstimate

verb

Definition of guesstimatenext
as in to estimate
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding I'm going to guesstimate that this ring is worth $200 or so

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  1. estimate
  2. value
  3. assess
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  • The law is also estimated to cost $196 billion over 10 years, further contributing to the SSA's depleting fund.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The United Nations estimates that 35 percent of global wetland area was lost between 1970 and 2015—a rate three times faster than deforestation.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of estimate
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  • The platform, valued at $20 billion in a 2021 funding round, boasts backing from tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent, and venture capital funds like DST Global and Hongshan Capital.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In 2022, Klarna took an 85% haircut in a fresh round of funding that valued the firm at $6.7 billion.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of value
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  • What still isn’t known Many questions remain about how investors can effectively assess impact risks without creating potentially onerous reporting requirements – for themselves or their clients.
    Helet Botha, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
  • He was assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of assess
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