ballpark
/ˈbɔlˌpɑrk/
noun
- A large outdoor field or stadium where baseball is played.
- We went to the ballpark to watch the home team play.
- The smell of hot dogs and popcorn filled the ballpark.
- Fans cheered loudly from every seat in the ballpark.
- An approximate range or estimate, not exact.
- Can you give me a ballpark figure for the project timeline?
- We need a ballpark number before we can make a decision.
- The repair cost is in the ballpark of $500.
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adjective
- Roughly estimated; not exact.
- A ballpark guess is better than no guess at all.
- We only have a ballpark estimate of the expenses.
- The contractor gave us a ballpark quote for the work.
verb
- To estimate something roughly or approximately.
- She ballparked the total cost without checking the receipts.
- I can ballpark the distance at about ten miles.
- Let me ballpark the number of guests for the party.
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