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ballpark

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a ballpark estimate/figure
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.
See also: figure

be in the (right) ballpark

be in the same ballpark - to be of a similar amount or cost. 'And do you think the projected sales figures are realistic?' 'They're in the right ballpark.' (= they are close to the right amount)

be in the same ballpark

to be of a similar amount or cost. Jamie makes over two hundred thousand dollars and I don't know exactly how much Tom makes but I guess it's in the same ballpark.
See also: same

in the ballpark
within an acceptable or similar range. We weren't even in the ballpark – we offered $170 million, but the offer they accepted was for $350 million.

in the same ballpark

of a similar nature. When it comes to budget cuts, tourism just isn't in the same ballpark as education and public safety.
See also: same

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A huge deal will name the new ballpark of the New York Mets for Citigroup.
Louis to build the first phase of the much-anticipated Ballpark Village adjacent to Busch Stadium in St.
Departments and Chapters are taking wounded veterans of the Iraq War and war on terrorism, patients from VA medical centers and their own families out to the ballgame as part of the DAV Day at the Ballpark program.
 
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