Difference between Estimation and Estimate

What is the difference between Estimation and Estimate?

Estimation as a noun is the process of making an estimate while Estimate as a noun is a rough calculation or guess.

Estimation

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The process of making an estimate The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate Esteem or favourable regard

Example sentence: I could hardly sit through 'Frozen.' There was an attempt to craft a moral message and to build the story around that, instead of building the story and letting the moral message emerge. It was the subjugation of art to propaganda, in my estimation.

Estimate

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A rough calculation or guess.A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job will probably cost.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to calculate roughly, often from imperfect data

Example sentence: Today I can announce a raft of reforms that we estimate could save over 2.5 million police hours every year. That's the equivalent of more than 1,200 police officer posts. These reforms are a watershed moment in policing. They show that we really mean business in busting bureaucracy.

We hope you now know whether to use Estimation or Estimate in your sentence.

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