estimation vs credit

credit vs estimation

estimation and credit both are nouns.

estimation is not a verb while credit is a verb.

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

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

estimation: 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 estimation include scalage, credit rating, dead reckoning, guess, guessing, guesswork, shot, guesstimate, guestimate, overestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoning, underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning.

estimation (noun)	credit (noun)
a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody	recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth	used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
the respect with which a person is held	an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)	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

estimation (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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