round trip

noun

variants or less commonly roundtrip

ˈrau̇n(d)-ˌtrip 

or round-trip

plural round trips also roundtrips or round-trips

often attributive

: a trip to a place and back usually over the same route

It's a 25 mile round trip to work.

an hour-long round trip by boat

The lowest fare for the round trip is $1,694.18 including taxes and fees …

—Helen Anders and James Barragan

round-trip adjective

or less commonly roundtrip

round-trip fares

round-trip travel

With 50,000 miles accumulated, one can qualify for a free roundtrip ticket to Europe and back.

—David E. Rosenbaum

round trip adverb

or round-trip or roundtrip

Consider the cost of flying round-trip for a three-day weekend to Los Angeles …

—Michael Fumento

Examples of round trip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Every day, Cord Shiflet drives 200 miles round trip from Austin, helping survivors tell their stories, connecting them with resources and raising more than $50,000 for affected families through Facebook. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

The trips will run from a variety of Philadelphia pick up locations, connecting to beaches like Margate, Wildwood and Cape May for both day and weekend round trips. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Those interested can now purchase tickets on Alaska’s website, which shows fares in December start at $611 round trip. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

Over the next 20 years, the district plans to extend the line south to Colorado Springs and Pueblo and intends to increase the frequency of daily round trips from three to 10. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for round trip

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship
• lightship