a document appraising the value of something ( as for insurance or taxation)

an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; " an estimate of what it would cost"; " a rough idea how long it would take"

a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; " many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; " in my estimation the boy is innocent"

the respect with which a person is held; " they had a high estimation of his ability"

The act of estimating.

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.

Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor.

Supposition; conjecture.

Esteem; regard.

Calculation; appraisement; honor, respect, or esteem; favorable opinion.

Act of estimating: a reckoning of value: esteem, honor.

A valuing; esteem.

The act of estimating; an opinion or judgment of anything as to size, quantity, & c., formed without precise data; esteem; honour.

An opinion or judgment of the value or worth of; esteem; regard; favourable opinion.

This occupation has caused the caste as a body to be credited with special mental and moral characteristics in popular estimation, to a greater extent perhaps than any other caste. – The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by R. V. Russell

Even the food she brought with her might better, in Lena's estimation, be dispensed with than that the all- absorbing reading and research should be interrupted. – The Precipice by Elia Wilkinson Peattie

This incident went to prove how much she had risen in people's estimation. – St. Peter's Umbrella by Kálmán Mikszáth

I know I suffer in your estimation by this confession, but it is the simple truth. – Molly Bawn by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

Captain Dalton, always at his best in critical moments, rose all at once to great heights in the estimation of the District. – Banked Fires by E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi

The war was, in the estimation of the people, a sacred duty. – The Empire of the East by H. B. Montgomery

In how great estimation this tree was held of old, we may learn from many passages in the sacred writings. – A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Jacob Bryant

Till Solomonsville, said I, let us veil our estimation of each other. – Red Men and White by Owen Wister

Here another long pause succeeded while he searched for a sentiment or a resolve that would raise him in her estimation. – The Varmint by Owen Johnson F. R. Gruger

And besides, Burton had to admit- secretly- that his estimation of Billings had been raised. – Over the Line by Harold M. Sherman

In these States, paper money was in as high estimation as gold and silver. – Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson

" Dear Lady Cynthia," he murmured, " don't tell me that I am going to slip back in your estimation into some normal place." – The Evil Shepherd by E. Phillips Oppenheim

She must for ever occupy a place of her own in his thoughts and in his estimation. – Berenice by E. Phillips Oppenheim

I trust you, Eric, and will use every endeavour to right you in the general estimation. – Eric, or Little by Little by Frederic W. Farrar

He sat looking greatly troubled, but before he spoke again, Mr. Parmalee made an observation that decidedly raised that young man in my estimation. – The Gold Bag by Carolyn Wells

The Divine Being has never, in their estimation, appeared on earth. – Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 by Octavius Brooks Frothingham

You have no faults in my estimation of you. – Vendetta A Story of One Forgotten by Marie Corelli

Money from the people to whom it had always practically belonged in her estimation. – The Good Comrade by Una L. Silberrad

And then 'tain't long afore I becomes just the best white man in his estimation. – Our World, or, The Slaveholders Daughter by F. Colburn Adams

In her estimation it was an absolute sin for him to go against the opinion of the brethren and become a soldier. – A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda Minnie Douglas