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  • noun Alternative spelling of guesstimate.
  • verb Alternative spelling of guesstimate.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing

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Examples

  • My guestimate is that this would not become an issue if and until there is a claim and then and probably only then will you be asked to prove your vehicle was registered in the U.S. at the time you applied for the policy.

    Your Mexican Insurance may not cover you. 2005

  • Well, my guestimate is that we do 40 to 50 hours per week.

    Media and Society: Closing the Gap 1994

  • First, always measure-don't "guestimate" - just measure.

    Digital Trends | Digital Trends 2010

  • Thus arriving at their "guestimate" for if the election had been held today.

    New Pew Poll Predicts Obama Will Win 52%-46% 2009

  • I contended that even a person in a wheelchair can determine that, and that in effect the doppler effect would be as or more effective than a line of sight "guestimate".

    Hospital Trip Elizabeth McClung 2008

  • I've wondered this with fruit cake recipes as well--can you give some kind of guestimate of how much bourbon to sprinkle with each week?

    Bourbon Cake 2008

  • Even taking the $2 billion industry "guestimate," it would require trillions of dollars to implement this supposed "fix."

    Confronting a False Myth of Nuclear Power: 2006

  • The total amount was his own "guestimate" of what Nieuwoudt's costs should be, he added.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • What's New in This Release: [read full changelog] · Replaced all the word occurances of 'guestimate' in the GUI with 'estimate'.

    Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Mac OS 2010

  • This is just another "guestimate" by an environmental scientist.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

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