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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Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 26 July 2025
If there's an increase, it is rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent to determine the COLA.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Will people stop me on the street and ask for directions to the nearest AARP office?
—Wayne Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
The development’s distance and lack of sidewalks to the nearest CATS transit station were partly why the Huntersville Planning Board on May 27 voted 5-4 against recommending the rezoning to the Town Board.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
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Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 26 July 2025
If there's an increase, it is rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent to determine the COLA.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Will people stop me on the street and ask for directions to the nearest AARP office?
—Wayne Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
The development’s distance and lack of sidewalks to the nearest CATS transit station were partly why the Huntersville Planning Board on May 27 voted 5-4 against recommending the rezoning to the Town Board.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
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“To the nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20nearest. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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