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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Example Sentences

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

Teradyne just issued an earnings forecast so strong that it wasn’t even in the neighborhood of what analysts were expecting, and its stock is soaring.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

He’ll only snag something in the neighborhood of that payday if he meets a specified production threshold and all those projects succeed.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

I reach into my pockets and come out with somewhere in the neighborhood of four dollars.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

Related Words

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