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overestimate

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Definition of overestimate

verb

Pronunciation: /əʊvərˈɛstɪmeɪt/

[with object]
  • form too high or favourable an estimate of:his influence cannot be overestimated

noun

Pronunciation: /əʊvərˈɛstɪmət/

  • an excessively high estimate: the figure of 30 per cent was an overestimate

Derivatives

overestimation

Pronunciation: /-ˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

overestimate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of overestimate in the US English dictionary

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