Meanings
nounballpark figure (plural ballpark figures)
plural ballpark figures
- USidiomaticAn educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.
No more stalling. Give me a ballpark figure of our projected losses.
Synonyms: ballpark estimate, ballpark estimation, guesstimate
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.
Origin
Operating on the themes discussed at in the ballpark § Etymology.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech přibližný odhad
- přibližný odhadrough estimate
Finnish suuruusluokka
- suuruusluokkarough estimate
French chiffre approximatif
- chiffre approximatifrough estimate
German Hausnummer
- Hausnummerrough estimate
Hungarian hozzávetőleges/megközelítő szám/adat/érték/összeg
- hozzávetőleges/megközelítő szám/adat/érték/összegrough estimate
Polish wartość orientacyjna
- wartość orientacyjnarough estimate
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APA
ballpark figure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballpark%20figure
MLA
“ballpark figure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballpark%20figure. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballpark figure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballpark%20figure.
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