ball·park
ˈbȯl-ˌpärk 
1
: a park or stadium in which ball games (such as baseball) are played
2
: a range (as of prices or views) within which comparison or compromise is possible
: approximately correct : roughly estimated
a ballpark price
a ballpark figure
ballparked; ballparking; ballparks
informal
: to estimate (something) roughly or casually : to give a ballpark estimate of (something, such as a number or price)
The track doesn't release attendance numbers, but media members ballparked it at 42,500 in the facility, which seats more than 50,000.—
Michael Phillips
Michael PhillipsWhen I work with clients I remind them that we are just ballparking the numbers.—Bill Conerly
Bill ConerlyHe looked at the ceiling. He looked at the walls. He turned this way and that, craning his neck, like a contractor about to ballpark an estimate.—Lee Child
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Examples of ballpark in a Sentence
Noun
hit a home run out of the ballpark
Adjective
We don't know exactly how many people live in this city, but a ballpark figure would be about two million.
I suspect that the ballpark costs we were quoted for the kitchen renovation will turn out to be too low.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
It has been used on the river and at the Steel Yard, the Gary ballpark where the South Shore RailCats play, too.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2022
Then enjoy a ballpark-style hot dog or cheeseburger lunch in right-center field on Bayview Terrace for $20 adults and $15 for children.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 June 2024
These systems come in different shapes, sizes and configurations, but May ballparks the average cost of one suited to a single-family home or an ADU like Ferrari’s at $8,000 to $10,000.
—Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
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Noun
His team lost its current ballpark for at least the 2025 season when Hurricane Milton blew the roof off of Tropicana Field on Oct. 9.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
It has been used on the river and at the Steel Yard, the Gary ballpark where the South Shore RailCats play, too.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Property owners can get a ballpark sense of their tax liability related to a bond or override by reading their school district's voter information.
—Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2022
Then enjoy a ballpark-style hot dog or cheeseburger lunch in right-center field on Bayview Terrace for $20 adults and $15 for children.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022
Verb
The Tigers welcomed Scott Yelle and his family to ballpark No. 30, finishing off the #HonoringJackson Tour.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 June 2024
These systems come in different shapes, sizes and configurations, but May ballparks the average cost of one suited to a single-family home or an ADU like Ferrari’s at $8,000 to $10,000.
—Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Ballpark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballpark. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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