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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Noun Phrase 59. The noun phrase today is
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ballpark figure. You know, like a like in a baseball game. That's a ballpark. Okay.
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So let's take a look at the note here. A ballpark figure is an approximate
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estimate or a guess at an amount. Yeah . We do use it a lot . Like any time you're
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having somebody fix something. You're like , maybe you took your car in and
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the mechanic says well, you need a new engine. You say yeah well how much is that
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going to cost and he says well I won't really know until the job is done. And
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you might say, well can you give me a ballpark figure ? Something like that.
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That's the way it's used. So let's continue with the note here. This noun
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phrase comes from another phrase' in the ballpark ." Which, which means something is
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in the close area of real value. Therefore a ballpark figure was a close
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estimate. Okay. Yeah so again you think you know like maybe if you want somebody
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to offer you money. You know, and it's still not enough, well you're in the
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ballpark, but I still want more. You know, in the ballpark means. You're getting
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close, you're getting close. So let's look at a couple of examples here. Example
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number one. How much money would it take to start up business like that ? Give me a
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ballpark figure ? That's just the way we would use it. Or number two. If I were to
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put this antique up for auction, what kind of money do you think it could
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fetch ? You know, what could it sell for how much could I get for it ? Give me a
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ballpark figure you know, because maybe you know you'll decide whether you might
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think about actually selling it now or later or or maybe you're just really
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interested in you know knowing what the what the value might be. Or a guess at
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it anyway. Anyway, I hope you got it. I hope it's clear. Thank you for your time.
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Bye-bye.