GUESSTIMATE

guesstimate, guestimate

(noun) an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing

guesstimate

(verb) estimate based on a calculation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

guesstimate (plural guesstimates)

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

Verb

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

(intransitive) To make a guesstimate.

(transitive) To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.

Anagrams

• guestimates

Source: Wiktionary