estimation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
    estimate; appraisal.
  2. noun the respect with which a person is held
    estimate.
    • they had a high estimation of his ability
  3. noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
    approximation; estimate; idea.
    • an estimate of what it would cost
    • a rough idea how long it would take
  4. noun a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
    estimate.
    • many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
    • in my estimation the boy is innocent

WordNet

Es`ti*ma"tion noun
Etymology
L. aestimatio, fr. aestimare: cf. F. estimation. See Esteem, v. t.
Definitions
  1. The act of estimating. Shak.
  2. An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities.
    If he be poorer that thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest, and the priest shall value him. Lev. xxvii. 8.
  3. Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor.
    I shall have estimation among multitude, and honor with the elders. Wisdom viii. 10.
  4. Supposition; conjecture.
    I speak not this in estimation, As what I think might be, but what I know. Shak.
    Syn. -- Estimate; calculation; computation; appraisement; esteem; honor; regard. See Estimate, n.

Webster 1913