assessment or estimate?

The builder will provide an assessment of the state of the roof, and an estimate of the cost to repair it.

No, they don't have the same meaning.
An assessment is a report of how something is -- an evaluation -- good, bad, in between.
Teachers make assessments of the progress of their students, for example.

An estimate is a guess, usually about some numerical value, when you don't know the exact number.
You could make an estimate of how far the bank is from the hospital if

Thanks, CJ

but I find this from LDOCE:

assessment: a calculation about the cost or value of something; a tax assessment.

estimate: a calculation of the value, size, amount etc of something.

I think "estimate" is more appropriate. But it is confusing that they have definitions so similar.

To assess = 1 to evaluate or to estimate something; 2 to set the value for a tax, fine or similar public financial demand.

In the case of the builder, he will evaluate the state of the roof. He will then produce an estimate of cost = a written statement indicating the likely price that will be charged for the specified work.

However, it may well be that in AmE there is a dif

but I find this from LDOCE:

assessment: a calculation about the cost or value of something; a tax assessment.

Ah. I see. That's a slightly different use of the word assessment than the usage I explained above.

A government agency may make an assessment of your home or property to determine how much you must pay in taxes

Thank you, guys