n.
1.an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
2.a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
3.a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
4.a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
5.the respect with which a person is held estimate v.
1.judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
2.judge to be probable
Idiom of the Day
bend (someone's) ear
to talk to someone (sometimes annoying them)
I did not want to go into my supervisor's office and have him bend my ear for a long time.