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ballpark

/ˈbɔl(ˌ)pɑɹk/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ballpark at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games).
    take me out to the ballpark
  2. Near to the scope or range of something.
    his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark

Origin

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

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