Estimate vs. Ballpark — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Estimate and Ballpark
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Estimate
To calculate approximately (the amount, extent, magnitude, position, or value of something).
Ballpark
A park or stadium in which ball games are played.
Estimate
To form an opinion about; evaluate
"While an author is yet living we estimate his powers by his worst performance" (Samuel Johnson).
Ballpark
(Slang) The approximately proper range, as of possibilities or alternatives
Your estimate is high, but still in the ballpark.
Estimate
A tentative evaluation or rough calculation, as of worth, quantity, or size
An estimate of the damage caused by the storm.
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Ballpark
Of, relating to, or used in a park or stadium
Ballpark lights.
Ballpark seating.
Estimate
A statement of the approximate cost of work to be done, such as a building project or car repairs.
Ballpark
(Slang) Being approximately proper in range
Gave a ballpark estimate of future unit sales.
Estimate
A judgment based on one's impressions; an opinion
I have a high estimate of his character.
Ballpark
(US) A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
Estimate
A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
Ballpark
The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.
Let’s get in the ballpark, then worry about the fine details.
Estimate
(construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.
Ballpark
Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.
Estimate
An upper limitation on some positive quantity.
Ballpark
(transitive) To make a rough estimate of.
If you don’t have the exact expense total, just ballpark it.
Estimate
To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
Ballpark
A facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games);
Take me out to the ballpark
Estimate
To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data.
Ballpark
Near to the scope or range of something;
His answer wasn't even in the right ballpark
Estimate
To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data, - either the extrinsic (money), or intrinsic (moral), value; to fix the worth of roughly or in a general way; as, to estimate the value of goods or land; to estimate the worth or talents of a person.
It is by the weight of silver, and not the name of the piece, that men estimate commodities and exchange them.
It is always very difficult to estimate the age in which you are living.
Estimate
To from an opinion of, as to amount,, number, etc., from imperfect data, comparison, or experience; to make an estimate of; to calculate roughly; to rate; as, to estimate the cost of a trip, the number of feet in a piece of land.
Estimate
A valuing or rating by the mind, without actually measuring, weighing, or the like; rough or approximate calculation; as, an estimate of the cost of a building, or of the quantity of water in a pond.
Weigh success in a moral balance, and our whole estimate is changed.
No; dear as freedom is, and in my heart'sJust estimation prized above all price.
Estimate
An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth;
An estimate of what it would cost
A rough idea how long it would take
Estimate
A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody;
Many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
In my estimation the boy is innocent
Estimate
A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
Estimate
A statement indicating the likely cost of some job;
He got an estimate from the car repair shop
Estimate
The respect with which a person is held;
They had a high estimation of his ability
Estimate
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time);
I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
Estimate
Judge to be probable
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