Expected vs Estimate - What's the difference?
expected | estimate |
Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
(expect)
A rough calculation or guess.
(construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job will probably cost.
* {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=3 To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
* {{quote-book, year=1965, author=Ian Hacking, title=Logic of Statistical Inference, passage=I estimate that I need 400 board feet of lumber to complete a job, and then order 350 because I do not want a surplus, or perhaps order 450 because I do not want to make any subsequent orders.
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To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.
* John Locke
* J. C. Shairp
As verbs the difference between estimate and expected
is that estimate is to calculate roughly, often from imperfect data while expected is past tense of expect.As a noun estimate
is a rough calculation or guess.As an adjective expected is
anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.expected
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The expected storm never arrived.
Antonyms
* unexpected * surprising * unlikelyDerived terms
* expectedly * expectednessVerb
(head)Statistics
*Anagrams
*estimate
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=“They know our boats will stand up to their work,” said Willison, “and that counts for a good deal. A low estimate from us doesn't mean scamped work, but just that we want to keep the yard busy over a slack time.”}}
Synonyms
* estimation * appraisalDerived terms
* ballpark estimateVerb
citation
- It is by the weight of silver, and not the name of the piece, that men estimate commodities and exchange them.
- It is always very difficult to estimate the age in which you are living.