Thereabouts

Posted by ESC on September 18, 2004

In Reply to: Thereabouts posted by uisra on September 18, 2004

: Thereabouts=
: near that place or number: near that place, amount, number, or time

: We're expecting twenty guests or thereabouts.(or some where around the number???)
: Is it commonly used?
: thanks

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: there·abouts
Variant(s): also there·about
Function: adverb
1 : near that place or time
2 : near that number, degree, or quantity. A boy of 18 or thereabouts.

• Thereabouts David FG 18/September/04