in the neighborhood of
in the neighborhood of (some amount)
Approximately some amount; close to some amount. We're going to have to spend in the neighborhood of $20,000 for this renovation.
See also: neighborhood, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
(somewhere) in the neighborhood of something
Fig. approximately a particular amount or measurement. I take somewhere in the neighborhood of ten pills a day for my various ailments. My rent is in the neighborhood of $700 per month.
See also: neighborhood, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
in the neighborhood of
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.
See also: neighborhood, of
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- in the neighborhood of (some amount)
- in the neighbourhood of
- neighborhood
- neighbourhood
- of the order of (some amount)
- in the order of (some amount)
- in/of the order of
- in the region of
- in the region of (some amount)
- region