ballpark figure en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Operating on the themes discussed at in the ballpark § Etymology.
Meanings
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(US, idiomatic) An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.
No more stalling. Give me a ballpark figure of our projected losses.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ballpark figures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
presumption · SWAG · reckoning · hunch · possibility · posit · given · surmise · hypothesis · postulation · speculation · foreguess · suspicion · guess · theory · supposition · assumption · conjecture · inference
Hypernyms
estimation · number · estimate · figure
Relateds
in the ballpark · close enough
Synonyms
guesstimate · ballpark estimation · ballpark estimate
Translations (8)
ml ഏകദേശ സംഖ്യാ (rough estimate) · de Hausnummer (rough estimate) · hu hozzávetőleges/megközelítő szám/adat/érték/összeg (rough estimate) · fi suuruusluokka (rough estimate) · ml ഏകദേശം (rough estimate) · cs přibližný odhad (rough estimate) · pl wartość orientacyjna (rough estimate) · fr évaluation approximative (rough estimate)