adverb

thereabouts

thair-uh-BOWTS/ˌðerəˈbaʊts/

Near the indicated location.

The pointer rests at the kilogram mark or thereabouts.

Illustrate the approximate-amount sense with a mechanical kitchen scale holding potatoes: its pointer falls just short of the prominent one-kilogram mark.

Etymology

thereOld Englishat that place

+aboutOld Englisharound, near

+sOld Englishadverb-forming ending

There plus about first located something in the surrounding area rather than at an exact spot. This spatial nearness extended to approximate times and quantities; the final -s marks an adverb.

In context

The Economist40:05

because I spend I don't know, about 30% of my time in California, thereabouts

The full-length interview with Elon Musk | The Economist

More examples

The missing key is under the couch or thereabouts.
We usually stop for lunch in Albany or thereabouts.
She points toward the cabin and says the trail starts thereabouts.

Similar words

nearby: Means close by, rather than approximately at an indicated place.
around: Often needs a place name to show the approximate location.