ballpark figure

ballpark figure

English

Etymology

Perhaps from the fact that, although baseballs are seldom hit out of the ballpark, they may still land anywhere within a large area.

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU)

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Noun

ballpark figure (plural ballpark figures)

1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.

   No more stalling. Give me a ballpark figure of our projected losses.

Synonyms

• guesstimate

Translations

rough estimate

Czech: přibližný odhad Finnish: suuruusluokka (fi) French: évaluation (fr) f

German: Hausnummer (de) f Malayalam: ഏകദേശം (ml) (ēkadēśaṃ), ഏകദേശ സംഖ്യാ (ēkadēśa saṅkhyā)

See also

• in the ballpark