noun
definition
An estimate that is too high.
verb
definition
To judge or calculate too highly.
example
I overestimated the number of attendees, and bought far too much food for the party.
Examples of overestimate in a Sentence
People overestimate how much food they need.
We can hardly overestimate the influence which Rufinus exerted on Western theologians by thus putting the great Greek fathers into the Latin tongue.
When making plans for wedding cupcakes, it's best to overestimate.
It is impossible to overestimate the value of Sir John Simon's work, or the importance of his influence in the furtherance of the public health and the prevention of disease, and in inculcating right methods of medical government.
It is impossible to overestimate the effect of these proceedings on the position of parliament.
We believe it to be a gross overestimate for the reasons set out below.
Such writers tend, in my view, to vastly overestimate the uniqueness of their ideas.
It's impossible to overestimate the importance of taking the time to get prepared before you go on a job interview.
Hans Egede estimated the population then at 30,000, but this is probably a large overestimate.
But on the modern theory, which includes the play of electrical phenomena as a function of the aether, there are other considerations which show that this number io 2 is really an enormous overestimate; and it is not impossible that the co-efficient of ultimate inertia of the aether is greater than the co-efficient of inertia (of different kind) of any existing material substance.
It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of the influence of usury on the social and economic history of the Roman republic. In the provinces the evils of the system reached a much greater height.
Indeed I suspect doctors grossly overestimate their capacity for altering patients decisions.
But you greatly overestimate your worth Wayne and the Blind man Wayne and the blind man Walking along side by side.
The figures will tend to significantly overestimate the number of patients who had these investigations for heart failure.
Studies also show that most elementary school teachers overestimate the academic benefits of retention.
Most accidents in infancy occur because parents either underestimate or overestimate the child's ability.
They may not know the true value or they may be inclined to overestimate the value.
It is a common mistake to overestimate calories burned during exercise and overcompensate by eating too much.
The problem arises when people overestimate this effect.
Don't overestimate the effects of exercise and compensate by overeating.
While it is true that most people overestimate the number of calories burned by exercise, the fact is that any type of exercise requires more of your body's resources than merely sitting around does.
People often tend to grossly overestimate the calories burned during exercise and overcompensate by eating more calories because they think that they can.
The use of upper bound estimates may significantly overestimate total dioxins concentrations in those samples where most congeners are not present at the LOD.
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You cannot overestimate how long this job will take you.
I cannot overestimate the hold an original product idea has on an entrepreneur's mind.
Make sure that you overestimate the measurements of any cuts you make, as it is much easier to cut again than to try to fix an error.