in round figures

In or as a rounded, approximate number. And what do you think an expansion on the house like that would set us back, in round figures at least? In round figures, it looks like Katie's childcare is going to cost about $1,000 a month. Oh boy, this sounds expensive. In round figures, how much do you think this repair is going to cost me?

in round numbers

In or as a rounded, approximate number. And what do you think an expansion on the house like that would set us back, in round numbers at least? In round numbers, childcare is going to cost us about $2,000 a month. Oh boy, this sounds expensive. In round numbers, how much do you think this repair is going to cost me?

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and *in round figures

Fig. as an estimated number; a figure that has been rounded off. (*Typically: be ~; express something ~; write something ~.) Please tell me in round numbers what it'll cost. I don't need the exact amount. Just give it to me in round figures.

in round numbers

Also, in round figures. As an approximate estimate. For example, How much will the new highway cost, in round numbers? or In round figures a diamond of this quality is worth five thousand dollars, but it depends on the market at the time of selling . This idiom, which uses round in the sense of "whole" or "rounded off," is sometimes used very loosely, as Thomas Hardy did in Far from the Madding Crowd (1874): "Well, ma'am, in round numbers, she's run away with the soldiers." [Mid-1600s] Also see ballpark figure.

in round ˈfigures/ˈnumbers

approximately, to the nearest 10, 100 or 1 000: In round figures, how much will the work cost?

in round figures/numbers

in round figures

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in round ˈfigures/ˈnumbers