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round trip

–noun
1. a trip to a given place and back again: Fares for round trips often have a discount.
2. a transportation ticket for such a trip.
3. Pinochle. roundhouse (def. 4).

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism


round-trip, adjective
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round·trip or round-trip also round trip   (round'trĭp')   
n.  A trip from one place to another and back, usually over the same route.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

round trip

The purchase and sale of the same security. Some brokerage firms offer a discounted commission if a round trip is completed within a certain length of time. Also called round turn.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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