in the region of
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
approximately equivalent to; around; close to (a determinate figure or vale)
Example Sentences
- "17 September 1980, Geoffrey Howe, Letter regarding Welsh Language TV If we had to deduct the full net cost of the Welsh language service from the levy on the ITV companies, this would be an unwelcome addition to the PSBR, which I understand your officials put at somewhere in the region of £10 million a year."