round number

noun

: a number that is easily multiplied, divided, etc., and especially a number that ends in zero

Examples of round number in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Psychology comes into play here – 10 can feel like a substantial round number, and moving below that may feel like a large move. —Calmatters, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025

In some places, the minimum wage is linked to inflation, which is why the wage isn't a nice round number. —Emily Peck, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024

But more than just critical acclaim and an agreeably round number links the two features. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024

Russian casualties in 's full-scale invasion of Ukraine have surpassed 700,000, according to Kyiv, which trolled Moscow over the round number of such a grim milestone. —Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

That is a nice, round number representing a resistance level that, if broken through, could clear the way for further upside, according to Mark Malek, investment chief at Siebert. —Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024

Other than being a round number, a 100-pitch threshold is arbitrary and isn’t based on research of when pitchers become tired and risk greater injury. —Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024

This was its first time above 40,000 since topping that round number milestone in late May. —Brian Evans,hakyung Kim, CNBC, 11 July 2024

In isolation, these raw vote tallies seem perfectly ordinary—neither is a particularly round number. —Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024

Rhymes for round number

• encumber
• outnumber
• renumber
• cumber
• lumber
• slumber
• umber