noun
ballpark
BAWL-pahrk
noun
1
A stadium where baseball is played.
"We grabbed hot dogs before heading into the ballpark."
2
A rough range within which something falls; an approximation.
"Ten thousand dollars is in the right ballpark for a used car like that."
verb
1
To give a rough estimate of something.
"Can you ballpark how much the renovation will cost?"
How to Use Ballpark
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a baseball stadium, or a rough, approximate range or guess.
Common pairings
ballpark figure
in the ballpark
ballpark estimate
Word Forms
ballparked past tense, ballparks plural, ballparks singular
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Etymology
Originally just the stadium where baseball is played; the "rough estimate" sense grew from the phrase "ballpark figure" in the mid-20th century.