noun
- an estimate based on a mixture of guesswork and calculation
Usage: informal
verb
- to make an estimate based on a mixture of guesswork and calculation
Usage: informal
Examples
- My guesstimate is that the project will cost around $50,000.
- Can you give me a guesstimate of how long this will take?
- The contractor’s guesstimate was surprisingly accurate.
- I can only guesstimate the number of people who attended.
- Let me guesstimate the distance to the nearest gas station.
- Her guesstimate of the crowd size was close to the official count.
- Without proper data, we can only guesstimate the results.