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 best plan of action is to drive to the nearest shelter.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
The base lies some 2,500 miles south of Cape Town, and a treacherous emergency medical evacuation to the nearest neighbors—a German base 186 miles away—was ruled out.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
To use the tool, taxpayers will need to enter their Social Security number, or ITIN, their filing status and exact dollar amount of their refund rounded to the nearest whole number.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
And in January, Estonia became the latest E.U. nation—joining Finland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Belgium, and Slovakia—to phase out the use of one- and two-cent Euro coins by rounding cash transactions to the nearest five cents.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
The base lies some 2,500 miles south of Cape Town, and a treacherous emergency medical evacuation to the nearest neighbors—a German base 186 miles away—was ruled out.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
To use the tool, taxpayers will need to enter their Social Security number, or ITIN, their filing status and exact dollar amount of their refund rounded to the nearest whole number.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
And in January, Estonia became the latest E.U. nation—joining Finland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Belgium, and Slovakia—to phase out the use of one- and two-cent Euro coins by rounding cash transactions to the nearest five cents.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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“To the nearest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20nearest. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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