A ballpark is a park or stadium where baseball is played.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A ballpark figure or ballpark estimate is an approximate figure or estimate.
I can't give you anything more than just sort of a ballpark figure.
Ballpark estimates indicate a price tag of $90 million a month.
3. singular noun
If something such as an amount or claim is in theballpark, it is approximately right, but not exact.
[informal]
What about 20 billion? That's more in the ballpark.
...errors that are made within a system that already is generally in the right ballpark.
4. singular noun
If you say that someone or something is in theballpark, you mean that they are able to take part in a particular area of activity, especially because they are considered as good as others taking part.
This puts them in the ballpark and makes them a major player.
As a general investigative agency, they're not in the same ballpark as the FBI.
ballpark in British English
(ˈbɔːlˌpɑːk)
noun
1. US and Canadian
a stadium used for baseball games
2. informal
a.
approximate range
in the right ballpark
b.
(as modifier)
a ballpark figure
3. informal
a situation; state of affairs
it's a whole new ballpark for him
ballpark in American English
(ˈbɔlˌpɑrk)
US
noun
1.
a stadium, outdoor arena, or other facility for contests between athletic teams, esp. baseball or football teams
adjective
2. Informal
designating an estimate, figure, etc. that is thought to be fairly accurate
Idioms:
in the ballpark
More idioms containing
ballpark
in the ballpark
be in the same ballpark as someone or something
a ballpark figure
Examples of 'ballpark' in a sentence
ballpark
Based on that, he figured you'd be able to quote me a price and, if it's in the ballpark, I'm authorized to okay it on the spot.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2002)
she asked Hugh, when she showed him her ballpark figure for the entire party, a figure that had made her blanch.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
"I just never imagined that the figures could even be in that ballpark.
John Colapinto ABOUT THE AUTHOR (2002)
In other languages
ballpark
British English: ballpark NOUN
A ballpark is a park or stadium where baseball is played.
...one of the oldest and most beautiful ballparks in baseball.
American English: ballpark
Brazilian Portuguese: estádio de beisebol
Chinese: 棒球场
European Spanish: estadio de béisbol
French: stade de baseball
German: Baseballstadion
Italian: stadio di baseball
Japanese: 野球場
Korean: 야구장
European Portuguese: estádio de basebol
Latin American Spanish: estadio de béisbol
British English: ballpark ADJECTIVE
A ballpark figure or estimate is an approximate figure or estimate.
I can't give you anything more than just sort of a ballpark figure.