give or take

Idioms  

1. Plus or minus a small amount, approximately, more or less. For example, We have ten acres of land, give or take a bit, or It should take a couple of hours, give or take. [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

“Not bad, not bad. We’ll be in England by week’s end, give or take.”

From Literature

The company wanted to explain how a trading loss of $9.2 billion—give or take a few billion—had more than overwhelmed the profits generated by its fifty thousand or so employees.

From Literature

Sixty-six million years ago, give or take a few centuries, an asteroid about the size of Manhattan Island slammed into Earth near what we now call the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.

From Literature

For what it’s worth, there is gravity on the moon, albeit about a sixth of what it is on Earth, give or take.

From Los Angeles Times

And to be considered wealthy, Americans have said for the last five years that it takes roughly $2 million, give or take a few hundred thousand dollars.

From MarketWatch