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What does "like" mean in this case?

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Rebecca

"Like" in this case is used to express approximation and means "approximately", "about", or "around". You can use "like" in this case to give a guess or an estimate of something. This is a very common usage of this word. Ex: It's only like, a dollar. Ex: I'll be there at like, four o'clock.

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