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German
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German schetzunge (“tax”). By surface analysis, schätzen (“to estimate, guess”) + -ung. Compare also Swiss German Schatzung.
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Schätzung f (genitive Schätzung, plural Schätzungen)
- estimate, estimation, guess
2010 July 12, Gerald Traufetter, “Grüner fliegen”, in Der Spiegel, number 28, archived from the original on 30 September 2010, page 109:Optimistischen Schätzungen zufolge könnte im Jahr 2040 bereits die Hälfte des Flugzeugsprits aus biologischen Quellen stammen.- According to optimistic estimates, half of all aviation fuel could already originate from biological sources by the year 2040.
- appraisal, assessment, valuation
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