ballpark: in the ballpark, ballpark figure, and out of the ballpark — "Ballpark" has been used to mean a broad area of approximation or similarity,
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ballpark – adj: approximate (used of quantity; you would never say, for example, "That is a ballpark copy of Da Vinci's painting.") noun: the approximate range of. ballpark figure – an approximation; typically an initial or early approximation)
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Jul 22, 2000 Interestingly, the term ballpark figure appears in print in 1967 in the .... Although it's fairly clear that you know the origin of the word...
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Jan 25, 2002 Meanings and origins of phrases and sayings · Discussion Forum Wanna know the maning of the phrase " ballpark figure"
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The Catholic goods supplier spent the last few days in Washington, D.C., attending the papal Mass at Nationals Park and serving as one of the event's official vendors at the ballpark, selling oodles of pope-related memorabilia to many of the 50,000 who attended.
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#1 (permalink) Tue Nov 16, 2004 14:07 pm Ball park figure? It will be interesting if you tell us about the origin of these idioms and...
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(redirected from Ball park figure) Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today); Ball of Design; Ball of Destruction; ball of fire; ball of fire; ball of fire; ball of fire; ball of fire; ball of foot; Ball of the Century; Ball of the eye; Ball of the foot; Ball of the foot; Ball of the thumb; Ball of Unknown Origin;
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And, as [figure 3.2] shows, the assembly-supply wage gap has been steadily widening since the late 1970s. As suppliers become more important – and set up global operations – job quality in the automotive sector could continue to erode.[12]
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Investor and billionaire George Soros said the global financial system is dysfunctional and many banks around the globe need more capital, putting a ballpark figure as high as $1.5 trillion.
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