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schätzungsweise

approximately, by rough estimate

adverb SHAET-sungs-vy-ze Rare
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Also means

at a guess, roughly speaking

Usage Note

schätzungsweise signals that a figure or assertion is based on estimation rather than precise measurement — schätzungsweise 200 Personen (roughly 200 people). It hedges a claim without dismissing it, and is common in journalistic and spoken registers as a polite way to give approximate numbers.

Examples

"Schätzungsweise drei Millionen Menschen sahen die Übertragung live."

Natural Translation

Roughly three million people watched the broadcast live.

Literal Translation

By-rough-estimate three million people watched the broadcast live.

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