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

But in the neighborhood of Gràcia, the Boldú family kept baking.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

The cost of the off-market transaction was reported to be in the neighborhood of $78 million.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 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

He’ll only snag something in the neighborhood of that payday if he meets a specified production threshold and all those projects succeed.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

“Then, of course, that sell order didn’t go through and there was a merger and so you were, at that point, worth something in the neighborhood of four hundred and eighty thousand dollars.”

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

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