ballpark figure
An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.
No more stalling. Give me a ballpark figure of our projected losses.
figure
UK /ˈfɪɡə/ US /ˈfɪɡjɚ/
noun 5verb 5
Collocations
41(noun.) person
ADJ
great
central, important, influential, key, leading, prominent, respected, well-known
She became a prominent figure in the environmental movement during the 1990s.
public | national | senior
familiar
After years of teaching at the school, Mrs. Chen had become a familiar figure to generations of students.
unlikely
An unlikely figure emerged from the crowd to help settle the argument between the two neighbors.
authority, dominant | father, mother, parental | tragic | comic, ridiculous | cult, legendary | historical | political, religious | government, opposition
PREP
~ of
My grandfather was always a figure of respect in our small community.
(noun.) shape of a person
ADJ
life-size | dark, shadowy
seated, standing, etc.
A standing figure near the door waved at us as we entered the museum.
central
The principal was a central figure in making our school a safer place.
solitary | human
FIGURE + NOUN
painter, painting
(noun.) shape of sb's body
ADJ
beautiful, fine, good, handsome, hour-glass, lovely
The gymnast had maintained a fine figure throughout her competitive career.
slender, slim | ample, bulky, full, large, stocky | tall | dashing, imposing, striking | neat, slight, small, tiny, trim | lithe
VERB + FIGURE
cut, have
She has quite an impressive figure after training hard at the gym for six months.
keep
My grandmother has kept her figure by walking every day and eating healthy food.
watch
She watches her figure carefully by exercising three times a week.
lose
PHRASES
a fine figure of a man/woman
(noun.) picture/diagram
VERB + FIGURE
see
See Figure 3 on page 12 to understand how the water cycle works.
FIGURE + VERB
show sth
(verb.)
ADV
largely, prominently, significantly, strongly
hardly, scarcely
Women barely figured in the decision-making process at that company.
PREP
among
She didn't figure among the top candidates for the promotion, despite her excellent work.
in
Safety concerns figured heavily in the company's decision to delay the product launch.
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