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ballpark figure

ballpark figure noun: an educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.

Noun

ballpark figure (plural ballpark figures)

  1. (US, idiomatic) An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.
    • No more stalling. Give me a ballpark figure of our projected losses.

ballpark figure meaning in Malayalam

ballpark figure in Malayalam

rough estimate
ഏകദേശം ēkadēśaṁ, ഏകദേശ സംഖ്യാ ēkadēśa saṅkhyā

Synonyms of ballpark figure

Forms of ballpark figure

pluralballpark figures

Origin of ballpark figure

Operating on the themes discussed at in the ballpark § Etymology.

Questions about ballpark figure

What does ballpark figure mean?
Ballpark figure means an educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.
What is ballpark figure in Malayalam?
Ballpark figure in Malayalam is ഏകദേശം (ēkadēśaṁ), ഏകദേശ സംഖ്യാ (ēkadēśa saṅkhyā). See Ballpark figure meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is ballpark figure?
Ballpark figure is a noun.
What is the plural of ballpark figure?
The plural of ballpark figure is ballpark figures.

Words near ballpark figure in the dictionary

  1. ballpark
  2. ballpark estimate
  3. ballpark estimates
  4. ballpark estimation
  5. ballpark estimations
  6. ballpark figure
  7. ballpark figures
  8. ballpark frank
  9. ballpark franks
  10. ballparked
  11. ballparking

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