in rough

idiom

British
: in an unfinished form
The plans were done in rough for preapproval.

Examples of in rough in a Sentence

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“In rough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20rough. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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