give or take

/ɡˈɪv ɔː tˈeɪk/

/ɡˈɪv ɔːɹ tˈeɪk/

[phrase]

give or take

[PHRASE]

used to say that the amount mentioned might be a little more or less than the exact amount

Examples

1. I was like, "About $1,000, give or take, depending on like, if it's a good month, speaking engagements, you know, tips, things like that."

2. But the fact is you're not the only group in the world, and there are actually about 38, 48 million people that are deaf or hard of hearing, give or take.

3. Some members of our species make it across much of mainland Asia to southern China around 100,000 years ago, give or take 20,000 years.

4. There are give or take 7.6 Billion people in the world.