approximation vs credit

credit vs approximation

approximation and credit both are nouns.

approximation is not a verb while credit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
approximation	Yes	No	No	No
credit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, credit is a hyponym of approximation; that is, credit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than approximation:

approximation: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
credit: an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments

Other hyponyms of approximation include scalage, credit rating, dead reckoning, guess, guessing, guesswork, shot, guesstimate, guestimate, overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoning, underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning.

approximation (noun)	credit (noun)
the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue	recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)	used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth	an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
an imprecise or incomplete account	approval
	an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work
	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
	an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
	money available for a client to borrow

approximation (verb)	credit (verb)
	have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
	give someone credit for something
	ascribe an achievement to
	enter as credit

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