Pre-estimate

verb (used with object), estimated, estimating.
1.
to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately:
to estimate the cost of a college education.
2.
to form an opinion of; judge.
verb (used without object), estimated, estimating.
3.
to make an estimate.
noun
4.
an approximate judgment or calculation, as of the value, amount, time, size, or weight of something.
5.
a judgment or opinion, as of the qualities of a person or thing.
6.
a statement of the approximate charge for work to be done, submitted by a person or business firm ready to undertake the work.
verb (ˈɛstɪˌmeɪt)
1.
to form an approximate idea of (distance, size, cost, etc); calculate roughly; gauge
2.
(transitive; may take a clause as object) to form an opinion about; judge: to estimate one’s chances
3.
to submit (an approximate price) for (a job) to a prospective client
4.
(transitive) (statistics) to assign a value (a point estimate) or range of values (an interval estimate) to a parameter of a population on the basis of sampling statistics See estimator
noun (ˈɛstɪmɪt)
5.
an approximate calculation
6.
a statement indicating the likely charge for or cost of certain work
7.
a judgment; appraisal; opinion