different between guestimate vs guesstimate

English

Etymology

guess + estimate

Noun

guestimate (plural guestimates)

1. Alternative spelling of guesstimate

Verb

guestimate (third-person singular simple present guestimates, present participle guestimating, simple past and past participle guestimated)

1. Alternative spelling of guesstimate

English

Alternative forms

• guestimate

Etymology

Blend of guess +? estimate.

Pronunciation

Noun

• (US) IPA^(key): /???st?m?t/, [???st??m???(t?)]

Verb

• (US) IPA^(key): /???st??me?t/, [???st???me???(t?)]

Noun

guesstimate (plural guesstimates)

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

Related terms

• guesswork

Translations

Verb

guesstimate (third-person singular simple present guesstimates, present participle guesstimating, simple past and past participle guesstimated)

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

Translations

Anagrams

• guestimates