A BALL-PARK FIGURE

Meaning of A BALL-PARK FIGURE in English

a number that is near the total; approximate figure

Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

A BALL-PARK FIGURE — "a number that is near the total; approximate figure" Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size.
English Idioms vocab
PARK — I Large outdoor area set aside for recreation. The earliest parks were hunting grounds of the Persian kings; such reserves …
Английский словарь Британика
FIGURE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) figure of speech figure skating moai figure red figure pottery Staffordshire figure Tanagra figure …
Английский словарь Британика
PARK — I. ˈpärk, ˈpȧk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French parc enclosure, enclosure for animals, park, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIGURE — I. ˈfigyə(r), usual in Brit speech & frequent in US speech but regarded by many in the US as substand …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALL — I. ˈbȯl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bal, from Old Norse böllr akin to Old English bealluc testis, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARK — — parker , n. — parklike , adj. /pahrk/ , n. 1. an area of land, usually in a largely …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIGURE — — figurable , adj. — figureless , adj. — figurer , n. /fig"yeuhr/ ; esp. Brit. /fig"euhr/ , n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BALL — ball 1 — baller , n. /bawl/ , n. 1. a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARK — I. ˈpärk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin parricus , from pre-Latin * parra pole, trellis Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIGURE — I. ˈfi-gyər, Britain & often US ˈfi-gər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin figura, from fingere Date: 13th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARK — vt to inclose in a park, or as in a park. 2. park ·noun a partially inclosed basin in which …
Webster English vocab
FIGURE — noun to embellish. 2. figure ·noun to indicate by numerals; also, to compute. 3. figure ·noun to embellish with design; …
Webster English vocab
BALL — noun the globe or earth. 2. ball ·noun a social assembly for the purpose of dancing. 3. ball ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
PARK — [park] n [ME, fr. OF parc enclosure, fr. ML parricus] (13c) 1 a: an enclosed piece of ground stocked with …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BALL — [ball] n, often attrib [ME bal, fr. ON bollr; akin to OE bealluc testis, OHG balla ball, OE blawan to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARK — large area of ground set aside for recreation. The earliest parks were those of the Persian kings, who dedicated many …
Britannica English vocabulary
BALL — spherical or ovoid object for throwing, hitting, or kicking in various sports and games. The ball is mentioned in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARK — / pɑːk; NAmE pɑːrk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] an area of public land in a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIGURE — / ˈfɪgə(r); NAmE ˈfɪgjər/ noun , verb ■ noun NUMBERS 1. [ C , often pl. ] a number representing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARK — I. park 1 S1 W2 /pɑːk $ pɑːrk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIGURE — I. fig ‧ ure 1 S1 W1 /ˈfɪɡə $ ˈfɪɡjər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARK — n. & v. --n. 1 a large public garden in a town, for recreation. 2 a large enclosed piece of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIGURE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the external form or shape of a thing. b bodily shape (has a well-developed …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BALL — n. & v. --n. 1 a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a ball-shaped …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARK — n. & v. n. 1 a large public garden in a town, for recreation. 2 a large enclosed piece of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIGURE — n. & v. n. 1 a the external form or shape of a thing. b bodily shape (has a well-developed …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BALL — n. & v. n. 1 a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a ball-shaped …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARK — n. & v. --n. 1. a large public garden in a town, for recreation. 2 a large enclosed piece of …
Oxford English vocab
FIGURE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the external form or shape of a thing. b bodily shape (has a well-developed …
Oxford English vocab
BALL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a …
Oxford English vocab
PARK — ( parks, parking, parked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A park …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIGURE — ( figures, figuring, figured) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A figure …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALL — ( balls, balling, balled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ball …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car park ▪ She couldn’t find a space in the car park. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARK — (AREA OF LAND) [noun] [C] - a large enclosed area of land with grass and trees, which is specially arranged …
Cambridge English vocab
PARK — n. Acadia National Park Amazonia National Park Arches National Park Arusha National Park Banff National Park Big Bend National Park …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FIGURE — n. black figure pottery figure of speech figure skating moai figure red figure pottery Staffordshire figure Tanagra figure telum figure …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PARK — Synonyms and related words : Astroturf, Indian reservation, afforestation, ammo dump, anchor, arboretum, archives, arena, armory, arsenal, artificial turf, artillery …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIGURE — Synonyms and related words : Aristotelian sorites, Establishment, Goclenian sorites, Platonic body, Platonic form, Platonic idea, VIP, accept, acclaim, acknowledge, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BALL — See: BASE ON BALLS, CARRY THE BALL, FLY BALL, FOUL BALL, GET THE BALL ROLLING, SET THE BALL ROLLING, START …
Slang English vocab
PARK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ local , neighbourhood/neighborhood ( esp. AmE ) ▪ city , downtown ( AmE ), municipal , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PARK — n. 25B6; noun we were playing in the park : PUBLIC GARDEN, recreation ground, playground, play area. fifty acres of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIGURE — n. 25B6; noun the production figure : STATISTIC, number, quantity, amount, level, total, sum; ( figures ) data, information. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIGURE — n. 1 physique, build, shape, form, configuration, conformation, build, body, outline, silhouette; cut, cast; Slang bod, chassis It's exercise that …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BALL — See: BASE ON BALLS, CARRY THE BALL, FLY BALL, FOUL BALL, GET THE BALL ROLLING, SET THE BALL ROLLING, START …
Словарь английских идиом
PARK — 1. сущ. 1) а) ист. огороженное пространство леса, в котором королевским указом разрешено разводить животных для охоты (отличается от просто …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIGURE — 1. сущ. 1) а) фигура (физический облик человека); телосложение; внешние очертания, форма тела The gown showed off her lovely figure. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARK — park.ogg 1. pɑ:k n 1. парк the Park - Гайд-Парк a city public, private park - городской общественный, частный парк …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIGURE — figure.ogg 1. ʹfıgə n 1. 1> цифра; число double three, four figures - двузначные трёхзначные, четырёхзначные числа target /control, key/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIGURE — 1) цифра || представлять в числовом виде; обозначать цифрами; наносить цифры 2) арифметический расчёт || рассчитывать 3) фигура 4) численное …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BALL — 1) шар(ик) 2) шаровой наконечник 3) шаровая опора 4) ком || комковать(ся); образовывать комья 5) электрон. шариковый вывод; сферический электрод …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FIGURE — 1) цифра || представлять в числовом виде; обозначать цифрами; наносить цифры 2) арифметический расчёт || рассчитывать 3) фигура 4) численное значение; число 5) полигр. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BALL — 1) шар(ик) 2) шаровой наконечник 3) шаровая опора 4) ком || комковать(ся); образовывать комья 5) электрон. шариковый вывод; сферический электрод 6) буртик венчика бутылки • - breaker …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FIGURE — 1) фигура || фигурировать 2) диаграмма, изображение, чертёж, иллюстрация 3) цифра || выражать в цифрах 4) число; показатель 5) узор || узорчатый 6) считать, рассчитывать 7) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BALL — 1) шар 2) шаровой элемент; шарик 3) ком, комок || комковаться, образовывать комки 4) налипать 5) клубок || собирать(ся) в клубок 6) авто шаровая опора 7) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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