to the nearest
idiom
—used to indicate the number of pounds, dollars, etc., that is closest to a slightly higher or lower number or amount
What is the weight of your baggage to the nearest pound?
$13.75 rounded up to the nearest dollar is $14.
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Customers who have bought the Taste of Deutschland Buttered Vegetables should not eat the items and should return it to the nearest Lidl store for a full refund (no receipt required).
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Some of her neighbors rush to the nearest private clinic and pay about 80 rupees or $1 for each treatment.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
On-ice figures are rounded to the nearest $100,000.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
All pay figures are rounded to the nearest half-million.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Some of her neighbors rush to the nearest private clinic and pay about 80 rupees or $1 for each treatment.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
On-ice figures are rounded to the nearest $100,000.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
All pay figures are rounded to the nearest half-million.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for to the nearest
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“To the nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20nearest. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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