payestimate

noun
UK /ˈpeɪˌɛstɪmət/
US /ˈpeɪˌɛstɪmət/

A payestimate is a careful guess about how much money someone will get paid.

The boss gave me a payestimate for my summer job.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A rough calculation of the cost of paying for something.

We made a payestimate for the school trip.

3. An official document showing an estimated amount to be paid.

The clerk handed her a payestimate for the repairs.

4. A guess about how much a job will pay before it is finished.

The builder gave us a payestimate before starting the work.