verb
- making an estimate or rough guess based on incomplete information or intuition rather than precise calculation
Usage: informal; present participle of guestimate
Examples
- I'm guestimating that the project will take about three weeks to complete.
- Without exact data, we're just guestimating the number of attendees.
- She was guestimating the cost of repairs based on similar jobs she'd done before.
- The team spent the meeting guestimating budget figures until the accountant arrived with real numbers.
- He admitted he was guestimating rather than providing a precise measurement.
- We're guestimating that sales will increase by 15 percent next quarter.