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

“That’s in the neighborhood of it, I would say,” Harbaugh said of those reports after the his team’s 28-6 loss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The city is where he lives, works and even owns a tiny movie theater in the neighborhood of Ridgewood, Queens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Most private colleges charge in the neighborhood of $90,000 for tuition, room and board, books, and other fees.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

Morgan Stanley forecasts a “diabesity” total addressable market in the neighborhood of $190 billion in 2035.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

“I never thought there was anything powerful enough to blow out a steel tube like this. Bursting pressure’s got to be in the neighborhood of twenty thousand pounds per square inch, even with the weld.”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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