round off

Definitions

1. 1

   To change the shape of (an object) to make it smoother and especially more circular or…

   To change the shape of (an object) to make it smoother and especially more circular or ovoid.

2. 2

   To change (a number) to an approximation having fewer significant digits.

   • The instructions say that we are not to round off until we reach the final figure. [in a calculation with interim steps]
   • Round off 15.4 to 15, round off 15.51 to 15.5 or to 16, round off 0.499 to 0, and round off 970,000 to 1 million.
   • "This product contains no PCBs" is a typical commercial distortion if it actually contains 0.498 of the measurement unit, rounded off to "0"
3. 3

   To complete or finish something.

   • Manchester United's in-form striker rose to head home Stewart Downing's corner and then rounded off a sweeping counter-attack involving Theo Walcott and Ashley Young to wrap up the formalities seconds before the break.

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