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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give or take

At a current $394, it has faced selling pressure every time it reaches $400 give or take since early March.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

She stuck to her normal diet, give or take a few pregnancy cravings, and did strength and conditioning training throughout her pregnancy, stopping "a week or two before" giving birth.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

Tom Cruise champions have been waiting for this movie, oh, give or take 25 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026

For the current fiscal first quarter, Applied Materials expects adjusted per-share earnings of $2.18, plus or minus 20 cents, and revenue of $6.85 billion, give or take $500 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

That about thirty of us live there, give or take.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy