in round numbers
Frequency: 5.01.5 per million words
as an approximate figure, not an exact one
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Examples (10)
- There were about 150 there, in round numbers.
- In round numbers, the project cost roughly a million dollars.
- She estimated the total attendance in round numbers to be around five hundred.
- Just give me the figure in round numbers; I don't need the exact amount.
- The population of the city is, in round numbers, two million.
- He said, in round numbers, that they would need about ten days to complete the task.
- The report presented the statistics in round numbers for easier understanding.
- Can you tell me, in round numbers, how many units were sold last quarter?
- To simplify the discussion, let's talk about the budget in round numbers.
- The company's annual profit was, in round numbers, five billion.