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ballpark

noun

Etymology

From ball + park. Sense 2 related to ballpark figure.

  1. derived from *parruk✻ — “enclosure, pen, fence”
  2. derived from parcus
  3. derived from parc — “livestock pen”
  4. inherited from park
  5. compounded as ballpark — “ball + park”

Definitions

  1. A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.

  2. The general vicinity

    The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.

    • Let’s get in the ballpark, then worry about the fine details.
    • Some people say a lie is just a lie / But I say the cross is in the ballpark / Why deny the obvious, child?
    • But touching his wife's feet and sticking your tongue in the holiest of holies ain't the same fucking ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same fucking sport.

  3. Approximate

    Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.

    • These are ballpark prices: you could give or take a little either way.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To make a rough estimate of.

      • If you don’t have the exact expense total, just ballpark it.
      • Ballpark what you need in each category and average those amounts by 12 months.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA