give or take
More or less
Give or take indicates approximate tolerance in either direction—usually with numbers: The trip takes three hours, give or take.
It can follow a specific margin: give or take a few minutes.
The phrase acknowledges that precision isn't possible or necessary.
Occasionally used alone as a hedge: It's accurate, give or take.
In approximate terms
- approximatelyClose but not exact
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- aroundIn the vicinity
- ballparkSports venue or estimate
more or less · plus or minus · nearly · close to · almost · circa · thereabouts · somewhere around
roughly
In approximate terms
- approximatelyClose but not exact
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- aroundIn the vicinity
ballpark · more or less · plus or minus · nearly · close to · almost · circa · thereabouts · somewhere around · guesstimate
- Either/Oryes or no, true or false, on or off, in or out, up or down
- approximationsabout, approximately, around, roughly, almost
- math expressionsdo the math, add up, crunch numbers, number crunching, number cruncher
- accuracyaccurate, precise, exact, correct, right
- estimatesestimate, estimation, ballpark, ballpark estimate, rough estimate
- Precision Wordsexact, precision, accuracy, precise, accurate
give or takeexactly
With total accuracy
precisely · on the dot · to the letter · on the nose · to the minute
give or takedefinitely
With complete certainty
absolutely · without question · for certain · unequivocally · positively
give, take, gift, mistake, gifted, given, giving, taken, forgive