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

Zambidis reportedly has 18 world titles and a record of 157-24 give or take a few bouts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

For most investors, that would typically be between about 10% of their assets in gold, give or take about 5%, depending what else is in their portfolio.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

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 • Oct. 27, 2025

A natural-gas turbine can be bigger than a bus and as heavy, give or take, as a herd of elephants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

She would’ve wanted another thousand, give or take, to tinker with the wireframe prototype.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon