a ballpark figure
21ballpark — [ˈbɔːlˌpɑːk] adj not calculated exactly a ballpark figure[/ex] …
22ballpark — ☆ ballpark [bôl′pärk΄ ] n. a stadium, outdoor arena, or other facility for contests between athletic teams, esp. baseball or football teams adj. Informal designating an estimate, figure, etc. that is thought to be fairly accurate designating an… …
23figure — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 amount/price ADJECTIVE ▪ high ▪ low ▪ double ▪ Four players reached double figures in the scoring column. ▪ accurate …
24ballpark — noun Ballpark is used before these nouns: ↑figure …
25(a) ballpark estimate — a number which is only approximate, but which should be near to the correct number. We re expecting sales of the book to generate around $10 000 dollars, although obviously that s just a ballpark figure …
26Rays Ballpark — (design concept) Location 180 2nd Avenue SE St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 Construction cost $450 million (estimate) …
27English language idioms derived from baseball — B = * ballpark: in the ballpark, ballpark figure, and out of the ballpark mdash; Ballpark has been used to mean a broad area of approximation or similarity, or a range within which comparison is possible; this usage OED dates to 1960. Another… …
28estimate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. consider, gauge, judge; value, appraise, evaluate, rate, assess, measure; compute, reckon, calculate. n. judgment, opinion, appraisal, report, criticism; calculation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An… …
29ball game — ball game, ballpark 1. Ball game, an American name for baseball, has formed the core of several colloquial idioms in which it means ‘a state of affairs’, as in a whole new ball game. Because of its wide scope of alternative reference, it seems to …
30List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found …
