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ballpark

ball·park

US/ˈbɔl(ˌ)pɑɹk/ uncommon informal us

noun

1.

a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)

  • “take me out to the ballpark”
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2.

near to the scope or range of something

  • “his answer wasn”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • all over the ballpark
  • ballpark estimate
  • ballpark estimation
  • ballpark figure
  • ballpark frank
  • hit one out of the ballpark
  • in the ballpark
  • knock it out of the ballpark
  • knock one out of the ballpark

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