an approximate amount or price
Examples:
- Can you give me a ballpark figure about how long it will take to repair my car?
- I asked the tour guide for a ballpark figure and he said over 10,000 people a day visit this museum.
- Come on, give me a ballpark figure — I just need a rough idea of the cost.
- The contractor gave us a ballpark figure of fifty thousand dollars.
- Could you give me a ballpark figure for the project cost before we go into detail?
Origin: Stems from the older expression 'in the ballpark,' possibly referring to a basketball court and meaning within a certain range of data.
Synonyms: rough estimate, approximation, guesstimate, approximate figure