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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 etc:

• In round figures, the expected profit is about £600 million.

[m0] ▪ II. round round ² noun [countable]

a number or set of things that are connected such as a series of meetings or discussions:

round of

• The current round of bargaining began on Oct. 23.

• Canadian retailers are facing a round of bankruptcies after being hit by one of the worst holiday sales seasons ever.
— see also buying round, milk round

[m0] ▪ III. round round ³ verb ACCOUNTING

round something → down phrasal verb [transitive]

to reduce an exact figure to the nearest whole number:

• Exact amounts of half a penny or less are rounded down.

round something → up phrasal verb [transitive]

to increase an exact figure to the next highest whole number:

• The IRS allows you, when calculating a partial deduction, to round up to the next $10. Thus, $301 becomes $310.

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round UK US /raʊnd/ adjective [before noun]

► used to describe a number that is given to the nearest 1, 10, 100, etc. and not as an exact amount: »2.8 to the nearest a round number is 3.
»In round figures, he earns $80,000.

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round UK US /raʊnd/ noun [C]

► a group of events: »The EU will hold another round of talks next month.
»around of meetings
»The school building programme has been stopped in the latest round of cuts.

► (also route) a set of regular visits that you make to a number of places or people, especially in order to take products as part of your job: »a milk/paper round

→ See also THE MILK ROUND(Cf. ↑the milk round)

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Circular, Cycle, revolution, Around, on all sides, Around, circularly, about, Make circular, make spherical, make cylindrical / Spherical, globular, orbicular, rotund, orbed, Circular dance, Circularly, in a circle, in a circuit, All over, in all parts of, Surround, encircle, encompass / Cylindrical, Circle, sphere, cylinder, globe, Not directly, circuitously, Make full, finish off, make complete / Full, complete, entire, unbroken, whole, Rotation, established succession, In circumference, Move about, go round / Large, great, considerable, Rundle, step, Through a circle, Make full, make smooth / Plump, chubby, corpulent, stout, full, swelling, Circuit, compass, perambulation, tour, From first to last / Smooth, continuous, flowing, full, harmonious, Rung (of a ladder) / Quick, brisk, full / Plain, fair, candid, open, upright, honest, frank

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Round — Round, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund}, {roundel}, {Rundlet}.] 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
round — round1 [round] adj. [ME < OFr roont < L rotundus: see ROTUND] 1. shaped like a ball; spherical; globular 2. a) shaped like a circle, ring, or disk; circular b) shaped like a cylinder (in having a circular cross section); cylindrical 3 … English World dictionary
Round — (round), n. 1. Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. The golden round [the crown]. Shak. [1913 Webster] In labyrinth of many a round self rolled. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
round — ► ADJECTIVE 1) shaped like a circle or cylinder. 2) shaped like a sphere. 3) having a curved surface with no sharp projections. 4) (of a person s shoulders) bent forward. 5) (of a voice or musical tone) rich and mellow. 6) (of a number) expressed … English terms dictionary
round — [ raund; rund ] n. m. • 1850; mot angl. « cercle, cycle, tour » ♦ Reprise (d un combat de boxe). Combat en dix rounds. « Au coup de gong annonçant le commencement du premier round » (Hémon). ♢ Fig. Épisode d une négociation difficile, d un combat … Encyclopédie Universelle
Round — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Dorothy Round (1908–1982), englische Tennisspielerin Henry Joseph Round (1881–1966), englischer Forscher; gilt als Erfinder der Leuchtdiode Siehe auch: Round Dance Round Effekt Round Hill Round Island… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Round — Round, adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Round he throws his baleful eyes. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one s position; as, to turn one s head round; a wheel turns round … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
round — [adj1] ball shaped; semicircular area annular, arced, arched, arciform, bent, bowed, bulbous, circular, coiled, curled, curved, curvilinear, cylindrical, discoid, disk shaped, domical, egg shaped, elliptical, globose, globular, looped, orbed,… … New thesaurus
Round — Round, prep. On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around; about; as, the people atood round him; to go round the city; to wind a cable round a windlass. [1913 Webster] The serpent Error twines round human hearts. Cowper. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Round — or rounds can mean:* The shape of a circle or sphere * Rounding (sediment), the smoothness of a sediment particle * Roundedness, the roundedness of the lips in the pronunciation of a phoneme * Rounding, the truncation of a number to reduce the… … Wikipedia

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