Difference between Ballpark and Park

What is the difference between Ballpark and Park?

Ballpark as a noun is a field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played. while Park as a noun is a tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.

Ballpark

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played. The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make a rough estimate.

Example sentence: I never took things for granted. I always told myself to keep working hard, come to the ballpark ready to play, and one day I'll get a chance to play.

Park

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York.A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons, a park of artillery; by extension, an inventory of such materiƩl, such as a country's tank park or artillery park (rare in US).A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.A grassy basin surrounded by mountains.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.To bring together in a park, or compact body.To enclose in a park, or as in a park.To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park.To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle.To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, specially while awaiting other opportunities.To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)

Example sentence: Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.

We hope you now know whether to use Ballpark or Park in your sentence.

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