credit vs estimation

estimation vs credit

credit and estimation both are nouns.

credit is a verb but estimation is not a verb.

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

As nouns, estimation is a hypernym of credit; that is, estimation 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
estimation: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

Other hypernyms of credit include approximation, estimate, idea.

credit (noun)	estimation (noun)
recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours	a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
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	the respect with which a person is held
approval	a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
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)	estimation (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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