round trip

American  

noun

1. a trip to a given place and back again.

   Fares for round trips often have a discount.

2. a transportation ticket for such a trip.

3. Pinochle. roundhouse.

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round trip British  

noun

1. a trip to a place and back again, esp returning by a different route

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round trip Idioms  

1. A journey to a given place and back again, usually over the same route; also, a ticket for such a trip. For example, The fare for a round trip is generally lower than for two one-way journeys. [Mid-1800s]

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Other Word Forms

• round-trip
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of round trip

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

The family had to travel 400 miles for every round trip to the clinic in Hampshire.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

A modest yet amusingly spiky round trip from Manhattan to Martha’s Vineyard, it has the trappings of a rom-com but a trickier soulfulness about its unlikely connection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Arnedo said he booked a round trip to Manila this summer for about 2,000 Canadian dollars, or the equivalent of roughly $1,438, in late January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

They drove around 45 minutes round trip to the school every day.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Even without towing a lot of extra weight the skiff wouldn’t hold enough gas for the whole round trip.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick