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Definition round off in American English

round off phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to end something in a satisfactory way

Example

They rounded off their six-game series with a stunning victory yesterday.

Example

Mr. Orme rounded off the evening by buying everyone a drink.

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2

to make an angle or surface curved and smooth

Example

Use a sharp knife to round off the edges.

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3

to change a number to the nearest whole number, or the nearest number ending in zero

Example

Well that comes to 169, so let's round it off to 170.

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Definition round off in American English