rough figure
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Mr Moore estimated a rough figure of £250,000 to £500,000 a year - but the cost of security is a tax-deductible expense if the threat originates from someone's employment.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2022
Asked to clarify where the remaining 12% went, a spokesman for Germany’s economy ministry said on April 29 it was a rough figure that included Schwedt and Leuna.
From Reuters • May 3, 2022
Yesterday the rough figure, not including all fires managed by the local government bush fire brigades, was 374,000ha.
From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2019
That rough figure would make foxes about as common in London as pubs, which you'll find on nearly every other corner.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2014
When the rough figure was fairly in working order, the inventor removed everything from around it, so that it stood alone in the center of his shop.
From The Huge Hunter Or, the Steam Man of the Prairies by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
