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Budget vs Estimation - What's the difference?

budget | estimation |

As nouns the difference between budget and estimation

is that budget is a wallet, purse or bag while estimation is the process of making an estimate.

As an adjective budget

is of or relating to a budget.

As a verb budget

is to construct or draw up a budget.

budget

English

(wikipedia budget)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A wallet, purse or bag.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.x:
  • With that out of his bouget forth he drew / Great store of treasure, therewith him to tempt [...].
  • The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame.
  • An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.
  • Derived terms

    * black budget * budgetary * budgeteer * budgeter * champagne taste on a beer budget * high-budget * low-budget

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to a budget.
  • Appropriate to a restricted budget.
  • We flew on a budget airline.

    Synonyms

    * (appropriate to a restricted budget) low-cost

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To construct or draw up a budget.
  • ''Budgeting is even harder in times of recession
  • To provide funds, allow for in a budget.
  • ''The PM’s pet projects are budgeted rather generously
  • To plan for the use of in a budget.
  • The prestigious building project is budgeted in great detail, from warf facilities to the protocollary opening.

    estimation

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of making an estimate.
  • The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
  • Esteem or favourable regard.
  • Derived terms

    * estimate