Guesstimate

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈɡɛstÉ™mÉ™t/, ˈɡɛstɪ̈mɪ̈ʔ(tÌš)

• US IPA: /ˈɡɜstəˌmeɪt/, ˈgÉœstɪ̈ˌmeɪ̯ʔ(tÌš)

Alternative forms

• guestimate

Origin

guessestimate.

Full definition of guesstimate

Noun

1. (informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a guesstimate.
2. (transitive) To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.

Anagrams

• guestimates