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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The variable rate is based on the rate published on the 25th day, or the next business day, of the preceding calendar month, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent.
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Maya Benjamin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Agency client count estimates are rounded to the nearest 10.
—Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Go to a hospital or urgent care: If possible, have someone drive you to the nearest hospital or medical facility equipped to handle snake bites.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
To comply with that restriction, the size of the General Assembly would be determined by a formula that divides the state’s federal census population by 215,000 and would reduce the result to the nearest odd whole number.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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Maya Benjamin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Agency client count estimates are rounded to the nearest 10.
—Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Go to a hospital or urgent care: If possible, have someone drive you to the nearest hospital or medical facility equipped to handle snake bites.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
To comply with that restriction, the size of the General Assembly would be determined by a formula that divides the state’s federal census population by 215,000 and would reduce the result to the nearest odd whole number.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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 21 Aug. 2025.
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