Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ƙimar da ake tsammani" ita ce ƙimar da aka annabta na ma'auni, ana ƙididdige shi azaman jimillar duk ƙididdiga masu yuwuwa, kowanne an ninka ta hanyar yuwuwar faruwarsa. Ana kuma san shi da "ma'anar ƙima" ko "sakamakon da ake tsammani" na madaidaicin bazuwar. A cikin ƙididdigar ƙididdiga da ka'idar yuwuwar, ana amfani da ƙimar da ake tsammani azaman ma'auni na tsaka-tsaki na rarrabawa, kuma ana amfani da su a cikin yanke shawara, nazarin haɗari, da kuma hasashe.