ballpark figure
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Operating on the themes discussed at in the ballpark § Etymology.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]ballpark figure (plural ballpark figures)
- (chiefly US, idiomatic) An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.
- Synonyms: ballpark estimate, ballpark estimation, guesstimate
- Hypernyms: figure, number; estimate, estimation
- Coordinate terms: SWAG; see also Thesaurus:supposition
- No more stalling. Give me a ballpark figure of our projected losses.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]rough estimate
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