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credit vs approximation

approximation vs credit

credit and approximation both are nouns.

credit is a verb but approximation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
credit Yes No Yes No
approximation Yes No No No
As nouns, approximation is a hypernym of credit; that is, approximation is a word with a broader meaning than credit:
  • credit: an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
  • approximation: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
Other hypernyms of credit include estimate, estimation, idea.
credit (noun) approximation (noun)
recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
approval an imprecise or incomplete account
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
credit (verb) approximation (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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