in the vicinity of

in the vicinity of
AROUND, about, nearly, circa, approaching, roughly, something like, more or less; in the region of, in the neighbourhood of, near to, close to; Brit. getting on for.

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in the vicinity of formal phrase
used before a number to show that it is not exact

The present value is in the vicinity of £120,000.

Thesaurus: inexact and inaccuratesynonym
Main entry: vicinity

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in the vicinity of
1 : in the area that is close to (a place)

He lives in the general/immediate vicinity of the school.

2 : close to or around (an amount)

His yearly salary is in the vicinity of [=in the neighborhood of] one million dollars.

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Main Entry:vicinity

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