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

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

They had been trading higher than that, in the neighborhood of $26, when reports of the eBay takeover plan first surfaced.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

Authorities allege in their brief that he was stewing over being in the neighborhood of his ex-lover and listening to a French rap song that evoked images of fire in its music video.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

“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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