Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballpark

/ˈbɔl(ˌ)pɑɹk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: ball-park
IPA: /ˈbɔl(ˌ)pɑɹk/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.

American usage

noun

The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.

American usage

adj

Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.

verb

To make a rough estimate of.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Let’s get in the ballpark, then worry about the fine details."
"Some people say a lie is just a lie / But I say the cross is in the ballpark / Why deny the obvious, child?"
"But touching his wife's feet and sticking your tongue in the holiest of holies ain't the same fucking ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same fucking sport."
"These are ballpark prices: you could give or take a little either way."
"If you don’t have the exact expense total, just ballpark it."
"Ballpark what you need in each category and average those amounts by 12 months."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɔl(ˌ)pɑɹk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ballparks (plural) ballparks (present, singular) ballparking (participle, present) ballparked (participle, past) ballparked (past)

Derived Forms

ballparkish

Phrases

all over the ballpark ballpark estimate ballpark estimation ballpark figure ballpark frank hit one out of the ballpark in the ballpark knock it out of the ballpark

Synonyms

park approximate range

Questions

How do you pronounce ballpark?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔl(ˌ)pɑɹk/.
What does ballpark mean?: A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
Where does ballpark come from?: From ball + park. Sense 2 related to ballpark figure.

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