approximately
B1Frequent NGSL-2UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/US /əˈprɑːksɪmətli/
Meaning
adverb
used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or correct
“The journey took approximately seven hours.”
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“it amounts to approximately 300 terawatt hours of installed capacity.”
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“and approximately March of next year”
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“changed one word immediately comes to mind bigger especially here in the Western Hemisphere the business is bigger the North American and European retail markets alone are now worth approximately $17 billion”
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