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.
Examples of to the nearest in a Sentence
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Stockholders of record who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share will be entitled to the rounding up of the fractional share to the nearest whole number.
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Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
The area lacked a primary care clinic for over a decade, and many patients would drive an hour or more to the nearest hospital before the clinic opened in 2019.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Even the fastest spaceship ever launched would take the better part of a millennium to get to the nearest star system, Proxima Centauri (which does actually host an Earth-size planet that might—might—be within our range of acceptability).
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2024
Instead of eating indoors, take your lunch to the nearest park or the waterfront and enjoy the fresh air—and the views.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2023
The inspector was able to run to the nearest surviving span before the bridge collapsed and survived.
—Emily Le Coz, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Reconciliations for each of these non-GAAP measures to the nearest GAAP financial measures are provided below.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
Chipotle: Chipotle’s 'Round Up for Real Change' program will allow customers ordering online or via the Chipotle app to round up their purchase to the nearest dollar amount.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2024
The winter sky was already dark, but the teen stormed to the nearest sheriff’s station about a mile away.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
The area lacked a primary care clinic for over a decade, and many patients would drive an hour or more to the nearest hospital before the clinic opened in 2019.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
Even the fastest spaceship ever launched would take the better part of a millennium to get to the nearest star system, Proxima Centauri (which does actually host an Earth-size planet that might—might—be within our range of acceptability).
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2024
Instead of eating indoors, take your lunch to the nearest park or the waterfront and enjoy the fresh air—and the views.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2023
The inspector was able to run to the nearest surviving span before the bridge collapsed and survived.
—Emily Le Coz, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Reconciliations for each of these non-GAAP measures to the nearest GAAP financial measures are provided below.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
Chipotle: Chipotle’s 'Round Up for Real Change' program will allow customers ordering online or via the Chipotle app to round up their purchase to the nearest dollar amount.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2024
The winter sky was already dark, but the teen stormed to the nearest sheriff’s station about a mile away.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
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“To the nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20nearest. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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