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ballpark figure
ballpark figure
An approximate number; an estimate. Do you have a ballpark figure for the cost of the renovations? That's just a ballpark figure—they don't know exactly how many people will be attending the event.
ballpark figure
Fig. an estimate; an off-the-cuff guess. I don't need an exact number. A ballpark figure will do.
ballpark figure
An acceptable, roughly accurate approximation, as in I know you can't tell me the exact cost; just give me a ballpark figure. This term alludes to a baseball field, which is always an enclosed space. The expression is basically an extension of the somewhat earlier in the ballpark, meaning within a reasonable range, and out of the ballpark, beyond a reasonable range. [Slang; late 1960s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Oskar | | AWS-kahr (German, Polish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish |
ŠTefa | | - | Croatian |
Blodwen | | BLOD-wen | Welsh |
Salvator | | - | Late Roman |
Ante (2) | | - | Frisian |
Marika | | MAH-ree-kah (Finnish) | Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian |