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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If prices rise, benefits are adjusted accordingly, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
In May, a Southwest flight had to divert to the nearest airport when a passenger’s portable charger began smoking midflight.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, asking women in active labor to continue on to the nearest hospital with a birthing center — Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center in Ashland, Wisconsin — will tack on another hour or more.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
In May, a Southwest flight had to divert to the nearest airport when a passenger’s portable charger began smoking midflight.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, asking women in active labor to continue on to the nearest hospital with a birthing center — Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center in Ashland, Wisconsin — will tack on another hour or more.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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