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Indicates that a number, quantity, or value is based on an estimate and is not exact. It means about the same as 'ungefähr' (approximately) or 'etwa' (about).
Die Reparatur wird schätzungsweise 500 Euro kosten.
The repair will cost approximately 500 euros.
The word is made up of 'Schätzung' (estimate) and the ending '-weise' (-wise / in the manner of). It literally means 'in the manner of an estimate' and signals that the following information is not exact.
Die Fahrt dauert schätzungsweise zwei Stunden.
The trip takes approximately two hours.
As an adverb, 'schätzungsweise' (approximately) can stand flexibly in the sentence. It can be in position 1, which leads to inversion (verb in position 2), or inside the sentence, usually before the information it describes.
Schätzungsweise 10.000 Menschen besuchten das Festival.
Approximately 10,000 people attended the festival.
'Schätzungsweise' (approximately) is always used in connection with numbers and quantities. Typical contexts are costs, distances, durations, weights, or counts.
Das Gebäude ist schätzungsweise 80 Meter hoch.
The building is approximately 80 meters tall.
about / approximately
Etwa and schätzungsweise indicate that a number is not exact. Etwa sounds neutral and often appears directly before the number, while schätzungsweise emphasizes more strongly that the number is based on an estimate. In a normal approximate statement, both words are often suitable.
Die Fahrt dauert schätzungsweise drei Stunden.
The journey takes approximately three hours.
Die Fahrt dauert etwa drei Stunden.
The journey takes about three hours.
