ap proxi mate <Hr adj., verb

m adj. /a'prDksimat; NAmE a'praik-/ (abbr. approx) almost correct or accurate, but not completely so A (ft ;

W; # iii (ft: an approximate number/total/cost

;Tft Wi; $E % M. ; i*j it A 0 The cost given is only approximate.    0 Use these figures as

an approximate guide in your calculations, ftffc£fti+H# ffiEGH exact ■ verb /a'proksimeit; /VAm£ a'praik-/ formal) 1 - (to) sth to be similar or close to sth in nature, quality, amount, etc., but not exactly the same i£ ftl; fg jir:        [VNl The

animals were reared in conditions which approximated the wild as closely as possible. jK # ijj ty] M ft I $. lit jft fbl ( | (ft i#i$t T Is] # Eft o 0 The total cost will approximate £15 billion. &  150 \L M &■«        0 [V| His story

approximates to the facts that we already know, fife (ft |ft & fo $f] B‘ip @ ift £ & m i£ o 2 [VN] to calculate or estimate sth fairly accurately if* % ; M Hlft [ft % : a formula for approximating the weight of a horse (ft %

ap proxi mate [y (Hr /a'proksimatli; /VAm£ a'praik-/

adv.

used to show that sth is almost, but not completely, accurate or correct A M; A^\ Ift ^ :      The journey

took approximately seven hours. M^kA^tt ZbT'Mftc

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ways of saying approximately “Ai^” fftil

■                  The flight takes approximately three hours. TXfB't

■                  The tickets cost about £20 each. ffffrf$iJixlft 20 T

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m The repairs will cost $200, give or take a few dollars. iilAXil/ljUo

■                  How much will it cost, more or less?

m We are expecting thirty or so people to come. %WWi

tm* j-AftXic

■                  She must be 25 or thereabouts. Mft#ft 25 # J;

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■                  Profits have fallen by roughly 75%. TJftfTXTj' Afj

15%0

■                  You can expect to earn round about £40,000 a year.

■                  The price is somewhere around $800. ffrf&ft 800 vt

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■                  She earns somewhere in the region of £25,000. tfe

Aim 2S 000&&O

All these words and phrases are used in both speaking

and writing; about is the most common and

approximately the most formal.  ft I I

iff ill 4$ jSf ft1 h 111. about Millffl- approximately

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ap proxi ma tion /a.proksTmeiJn; NAmE o.praik-/ noun

1                  an estimate of a number or an amount that is almost correct, but not exact ; ftlBMiftW: That’s just an approximation, you understand, fftftif IIP f i[X M ifi fM ft!,

2                  ~ (of/to sth) a thing that is similar to sth else, but is

not exactly the same Our results should be a

good approximation to the true state of affairs, -ft Klfftfn

appurtenance /a‘p3:tinans; NAmE a'p3irt-/ noun [usually pi.] formal or humorous) a thing that forms a part of sth larger or more important |lf[j]||#J

APR /,ei pi: ’a:(r)/ noun [sing.] the abbreviation for ‘annual percentage rate’ (the amount of interest a bank charges on money that it lends, calculated for a period of a year) ft;f£ ['iTMtiTf* (        annual percentage rate, ta

E ft t DC:#        ) : a rate of 26.4% APR ## *1] #

26.4%