Estimate vs. Approximate

Estimatenoun

A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.

Estimatenoun

(construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.

Estimatenoun

An upper limitation on some positive quantity.

Estimateverb

To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.

Estimateverb

To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.

Estimateverb

To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data, - either the extrinsic (money), or intrinsic (moral), value; to fix the worth of roughly or in a general way; as, to estimate the value of goods or land; to estimate the worth or talents of a person.

Estimateverb

To from an opinion of, as to amount,, number, etc., from imperfect data, comparison, or experience; to make an estimate of; to calculate roughly; to rate; as, to estimate the cost of a trip, the number of feet in a piece of land.

Estimatenoun

A valuing or rating by the mind, without actually measuring, weighing, or the like; rough or approximate calculation; as, an estimate of the cost of a building, or of the quantity of water in a pond.

Estimatenoun

an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth;

Estimatenoun

a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody;

Estimatenoun

a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

Estimatenoun

a statement indicating the likely cost of some job;

Estimatenoun

the respect with which a person is held;

Estimateverb

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time);

Estimateverb

judge to be probable

Approximateadjective

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

Approximateadjective

Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.

Approximateverb

(ambitransitive) To estimate.

Approximateverb

(transitive) To come near to; to approach.

Approximateverb

(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

Approximateadjective

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

Approximateadjective

Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.

Approximateverb

To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

Approximateverb

To come near to; to approach.

Approximateverb

To draw; to approach.

Approximateverb

be close or similar;

Approximateverb

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time);

Approximateadjective

not quite exact or correct;

Approximateadjective

very close in resemblance;

Approximateadjective

located close together;