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Overestimate

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmeɪt

Definitions

An estimate that is too high.

Equivalents

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Examples

“The employment projection for the metropolitan area for 1985 was an overestimate by about 12 percent.”
“The department pointed to a study⟳ it conducted in 2017 that found that, in some states, overestimates of utility costs were giving some people too many food stamps, while in others, people were getting too few.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Overestimated Overestimates Overestimating Overestimation overestimator overetch

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