round down

verb

To round (a number) to the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.

“The total is $25,715, but to keep the figures simple, I'll round it down to $25,000.”

Similar
round offround outround
Opposite
round up
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Meanings

verbround down (third-person singular simple present rounds down, present participle rounding down, simple past and past participle rounded down)

present singular third person rounds down · participle present rounding down · participle past rounded down · past rounded down

  1. transitivearithmeticTo round (a number) to the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.

    The total is $25,715, but to keep the figures simple, I'll round it down to $25,000.

    Antonyms: round up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo round (a number) to the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.

Opposite
round up

More synonyms by meaning

verbexpress as a round number

Similar
round offround outround
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
roundround offround outtruncate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian закръглям надолу, закръгля надолу
  • закръглям надолу (zakrăgljam nadolu)to round downwards to the desired accuracy
  • закръгля надолу (zakrăglja nadolu)to round downwards to the desired accuracy
Finnish pyöristää alaspäin
  • pyöristää alaspäinto round downwards to the desired accuracy
German abrunden
  • abrundento round downwards to the desired accuracy
Italian arrotondare per difetto
  • arrotondare per difettoto round downwards to the desired accuracy
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “round down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/round%20down.

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