Difference between Estimate and Forecast

ESTIMATE vs FORECAST: NOUN

A rough calculation or guess.
A valuing or rating by the mind, without actually measuring, weighing, or the like; rough or approximate calculation.
Estimation; reputation.
A judgment or opinion as to the value, degree, extent, quantity, etc., of something; especially, a valuing determined by judgment, where exactness is not sought or is not attainable.
A judgment based on one's impressions; an opinion.
A statement of the approximate cost of work to be done, such as a building project or car repairs.
A tentative evaluation or rough calculation, as of worth, quantity, or size.
A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
A statement indicating the likely cost of some job
The respect with which a person is held
A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job will probably cost.
An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

A prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
A prediction of the weather.
An estimation of a future condition.
A calculation predicting future events; the foresight of consequences, and provision against them; prevision; premeditation.
Previous contrivance or determination; predetermination.
Foresight; prescience; prevision.
Previous contrivance or provision; predetermination.
Specifically, in meteorology, a statement of the expected weather. Official daily weather forecasts were first published by Fitzroy in England in 1861.
A prediction, as of coming events or conditions.
Synonyms Prudence, Providence, etc. (see wisdom); forethought, anticipation.

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
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.
To form an opinion about; evaluate.
To calculate approximately (the amount, extent, magnitude, position, or value of something).

To serve as an advance indication of; foreshadow.
To estimate or predict in advance, especially to predict (weather conditions) by analysis of meteorological data. : predict.
To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project.
To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for.

Synonyms Value, Prize, Esteem, etc. (see appreciate); to count, judge, appraise.
To esteem; honor.
To form a judgment or opinion regarding the value, size, weight, degree, extent, quantity, etc., of; compute, appraise, or value by judgment, opinion, or approximate calculation; fix the worth of; judge; reckon.

Forecasts, Estimations, Judge, Count on, Idea, Gauge, Reckon, Guess, Appraisal, Approximation, Approximate, Calculate, Figure, Estimation, Forecast

Prefigure, Augur, Bode, Presage, Foreshadow, Portend, Foretell, Calculate, Omen, Reckon, Prognosticate, Figure, Prognosis, Predict, Estimate

Forecasts, Estimations, Judge, Count on, Idea, Gauge, Reckon, Guess, Appraisal, Approximation, Approximate, Calculate, Figure, Estimation, Forecast

Auspicate, Betoken, Count on, Prefigure, Augur, Presage, Foreshadow, Portend, Calculate, Omen, Reckon, Prognosticate, Figure, Prognosis, Estimate

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Simply include a rough estimate of what your final taxes might be, and subtract this estimate from your total tax payments for the year.
With this Paint and Body Estimate Form you can provide a detailed, and comprehensive, estimate that should satisfy even the pickiest of customers.
Overlap is applied between the current estimate and the Unrelated Damage portion of the estimate.
The quaternion estimate will be used to estimate the magnetometer and accelerometer vectors in body axes.
Finally, the estimate argument is optional but can give an initial estimate of the rate.
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Do not agree with their estimate unless you independently arrive at the same estimate.
Estimate will make an estimate can download the services provided in full.
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The app uses the Global Forecast System to import weather forecast data.
It is not a forecast and cannot be used in place of a forecast.
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Forecast: Fixed a select case in which overriding forecast numbers resulted in inconsistencies.
Thus, it is unlikely that the results are caused by overlapping management forecast and analyst forecast observations.
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Actual and Forecast data to create a rolling forecast.
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