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Definition round off in British English

round off phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to end something in a satisfactory way

Example

They rounded off their six-match tour with a brilliant victory yesterday.

Example

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

Synonyms and related words
end wind up round off
2

to make an angle or surface curved and smooth

Example

Use a sharp knife to round off the edges.

Synonyms and related words
shape reshape form
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.

Synonyms and related words
calculate count estimate
Definition round off in British English