round-off

[ round-awf, -of ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the act or process of rounding.

noun
  1. an act or instance of rounding off decimal or fractional figures.

Origin of round-off

1
First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase round off

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British Dictionary definitions for round off

round off

verb(tr, adverb)
  1. (often foll by with) to bring to a satisfactory conclusion; complete, esp agreeably: we rounded off the evening with a brandy

  2. to make round or less jagged

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Other Idioms and Phrases with round-off

round-off

Change a number to the closest whole number or the closest multiple of 10. For example, Rounding it off, I expect the new school addition will cost a million dollars.

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