verb
- past tense of guestimate; to estimate or calculate something based on a guess or rough judgment rather than precise data
Usage: informal; blend of 'guess' and 'estimate'
Examples
- I guestimated the cost of the project at around $5,000.
- She guestimated that there were about 200 people at the concert.
- We guestimated the travel time to be three hours based on the distance.
- He guestimated the weight of the box without actually putting it on a scale.
- The team guestimated the budget for next quarter before the official numbers came in.
- I guestimated how many cookies were in the jar by looking at it quickly.