ballpark
a rough range or estimate, or a baseball stadium
In everyday use, a ballpark figure is an approximate number or estimate, close to the actual amount but not exact.
ballpark meaning in Hindi
एक मोटा अनुमान या सीमा, या बेसबॉल का मैदान
आम बोलचाल में, 'ballpark figure' का मतलब है वास्तविक राशि के क़रीब, पर सटीक नहीं, एक अनुमानित संख्या।
Examples
- Can you give me a rough ballpark of how much the wedding will cost?क्या तुम मुझे बता सकते हो कि शादी में मोटे तौर पर कितना ख़र्च आएगा?
- Analysts said the company's ballpark estimate for next year's revenue looked overly optimistic.विश्लेषकों ने कहा कि कंपनी का अगले साल की आमदनी का मोटा अनुमान बहुत ज़्यादा आशावादी लग रहा है।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
A BALLPARK figure doesn't land on the exact spot — it just needs to be somewhere inside the park.
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Word origin
From American English, originally meaning a baseball stadium; by the mid-20th century it also came to mean an approximate range, as in 'in the right ballpark'.
Other meanings
noun A rough, approximate figure.
ballpark meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | एक मोटा अनुमान या सीमा, या बेसबॉल का मैदान |
| Arabic · العربية | نطاق تقريبي أو تقدير تقريبي، أو ملعب بيسبول |
| French · Français | une fourchette ou une estimation approximative, ou un stade de baseball |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | perkiraan atau kisaran kasar, atau stadion bisbol |
| Chinese · 中文 | 大致的范围或估计，或棒球场 |
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