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in round numbers
Also, in round figures. As an approximate estimate. For example, How much will the new highway cost, in round numbers? or In round figures a diamond of this quality is worth five thousand dollars, but it depends on the market at the time of selling. This idiom, which uses round in the sense of “whole” or “rounded off,” is sometimes used very loosely, as Thomas Hardy did in Far from the Madding Crowd (1874): “Well, ma'am, in round numbers, she's run away with the soldiers.” [Mid-1600s] Also see ballpark figure.
Example Sentences
“Then, Herbert, estimate; estimate it in round numbers, and put it down.”
Banks are legally required to file them when they see transactions that have the traits of financial misconduct or money laundering, such as large transactions in round numbers, or payments between two companies that have no observable business relationship.
In round numbers, scooters cost around $400.
In some districts, Putin was accorded votes in round numbers, suggesting that targets set by central authorities had been understood literally by local officials.
In round numbers, a million seconds is 17,000 minutes.
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