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give or take

ExpressionLevel B2

'Give or take' means about, with a small amount more or less.

The trip takes three hours, give or take ten minutes.

Use 'give or take' after a number to say it is not exact: 'twenty people, give or take.'

Comic strip. Ken: How long is the meeting, Olena? Olena: One hour, give or take... Ken: So I can give a meeting or take it? Steventeacher: 'Give or take' means "about" or "around". It could mean a little more or a little less.! Olena: So the meeting is an hour, give or take ten minutes!
Steventeacher explains “give or take”.
Your turn
How far is your home from your work, give or take?

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