round figures

Idioms  

1. see in round numbers.

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Example Sentences

“People talked about money all winter,” Cashman said, speaking in very round figures.

From New York Times • May 28, 2013

Month after month the Hsiao Mieh totals were issued, almost always in round figures: 1,150,000 in the central-south provinces, 1,176,000 in "four administrative regions," 300,000 in the five northwest provinces, and so on.

From Time Magazine Archive

In disgust, the Clearing House managers began to issue their statements only in "round figures" with ciphers below the million mark.

From Time Magazine Archive

In round figures, says Abrams, the trail is worth a year, and some strategists insist it may be worth twice as much.

From Time Magazine Archive

The amounts are for one hundred and one dollars, two hundred and one dollars, occasionally three hundred and one dollars, as Bengalis consider it inauspicious to give round figures.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri