in the neighborhood of

Idioms  

1. Also, in the region of. Approximately, about, as in They paid in the neighborhood of a million dollars, or I don't know exactly what the exchange rate is—somewhere in the region of 95 yen to the dollar. The first expression dates from the mid-1800s, the variant from the mid-1900s.

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Example Sentences

Clearly, some would-be SpaceX investors were excited about the prospect of the recurring revenue from Anthropic—potentially in the neighborhood of $45 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Authorities allege in their brief that he was stewing over being in the neighborhood of his ex-lover and listening to a French rap song that evoked images of fire in its music video.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

That puts the aggregate amount of fees for missed withdrawals in the neighborhood of $1.7 billion, Vanguard said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

The company guided for capital expenditures in the neighborhood of $250 million in 2025, “with a further expansion in 2026 to support anticipated significant revenue growth.”

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

On the afternoon of August 26, Fannie arrived in the neighborhood of Abe Roth’s grocery shop in Natrona, just a short walk from the mine entrance in Brackenridge.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

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