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ballpark figure
Idioms and Phrases
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]Example Sentences
When we asked Yatai how much money they made they would not tell us – not even a ballpark figure.
Asked how much money he’s raised, Foster intimated that a ballpark figure would become evident as players started to trickle in through the transfer portal.
An accountant exasperatingly asks for a ballpark figure, and Escola’s Bernadette, wiggling like a charmed snake with their hands on their hips, asks, “Is this a ballpark figure?â€
In an email exchange as a ballpark figure was becoming clear, he and some lawyers for the Trump company strategized about how to present it to their client.
Price suggested a ballpark figure of 25 songs would be performed, with elements of 20 more appearing in some form.
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