Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

round down

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables
round -down
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To round (a number) to the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

rounds down (present, singular) rounding down (participle, present) rounded down (participle, past) rounded down (past)

Phrases

round out

Frequently Paired Words

round out

Synonyms

round off round out round

Antonyms

round up

Questions

What does round down mean?
To round (a number) to the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.

How to pronounce round down

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