round off

1 of 2

transitive verb

1

: to trim or finish into curved or rounded form

2

: to bring to symmetry or completion

rounded off his property by purchase of the additional land

a term in Congress rounded off his career

3

: round entry 6 sense 7a

round all decimals off to the nearest thousandth

roundoff

2 of 2

noun

plural -s

: a tumbling stunt in which the body makes one revolution from feet to hands to feet incorporating a half twist compare cartwheel

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

round entry 6

Noun

round off

First Known Use

Noun

1917, in the meaning defined above

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