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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in the neighborhood of

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

The computers’ unique properties require less power, in the neighborhood of several kilowatts—comparable to a standard kitchen oven.

From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 26, 2025

But Stiller and De Niro are both big runners in their free time, which apparently starts in the neighborhood of 4:40 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

“The Empire State Building is supported by 60,000 tons of steel. It has approximately 6,500 windows and 10,000,000 bricks, weighing in the neighborhood of 365,000 tons.”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

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