in round figures — {adv. phr.} As an estimated number; as a rounded off figure containing no decimals or fractions. * /Skip the cents and just tell me in round figures how much this car repair will cost./ … Dictionary of American idioms
in\ round\ figures — • in round numbers • in round figures adv. phr. As an estimated number; as a rounded off figure containing no decimals or fractions. Skip the cents and just tell me in round figures how much this car repair will cost … Словарь американских идиом
round figures — numbers which have been evened off to the closest number … English contemporary dictionary
round — ▪ I. round round 1 [raʊnd] adjective 1. a round number or sum is a whole number, often ending in 0: • Let s make it a round £50 I owe you. 2. in round figures when an amount is not expressed as an exact number, but as the nearest 10, 100, 1,000… … Financial and business terms
round — round1 W2S2 [raund] adv, prep especially BrE also around 1.) surrounding or on all sides of something or someone ▪ We sat round the table playing cards. ▪ Gather round! I have an important announcement to make. ▪ He put his arm gently round her… … Dictionary of contemporary English
round — 1 /raUnd/ adjective 1 shaped like a circle: a round table | Jamie s eyes grew round with delight. 2 shaped like a ball: a plant with small round berries 3 fat and curved: Charlie had a chubby face and round cheeks. 4 a round number is a whole… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
round — I [[t]ra͟ʊnd[/t]] PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES ♦♦ (Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as around . Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as walk and drive , and also in phrasal verbs such as get round and hand… … English dictionary
round — adj., n., adv., prep., & v. adj. 1 shaped like or approximately like a circle, sphere, or cylinder; having a convex or circular outline or surface; curved, not angular. 2 done with or involving circular motion. 3 a entire, continuous, complete (a … Useful english dictionary
round — /raυnd/ adjective ♦ in round figures not totally accurate, but correct to the nearest 10 or 100 ■ verb to make a fractional figure a full figure, by increasing or decreasing it ● Some figures have been rounded to the nearest cent … Dictionary of banking and finance
Round — Round, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rounding}.] 1. To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to round the edges of anything. [1913 Webster] Worms with many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
