Ballpark figure
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Etymology
From the context of a game of baseball being constrained to the ballpark it was played at.
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Noun
ballpark figure (Plural: ballpark figures)
- (idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})}}colloquial (USA). An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.
- No more stalling. Give me a ballpark figure of our projected losses.
- A guestimate
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