round down

round down

To use a lower or the next-lowest number, especially so as to eliminate decimal places. (Usually done when the non-whole number is less than .5; higher than that, and the number would typically be rounded up.) A noun or pronoun can be used between "round" and "down." Most stores round their prices down to .99 instead of keeping them as whole numbers. The accountant had been using the exact numbers from the sales data, while I had been rounding them down when doing my own calculations.
See also: down, round
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

round something down

to reduce a fractional part of a number to the next lowest whole number. (See also round off to something.) You can round this figure down if you want. It won't affect the total all that much. Please round down all figures having fractions less than one-half.
See also: down, round
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • rounded
  • round down to (something)
  • angle
  • angling
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • (Is) this taken?
  • turn down
  • interpret for
  • interpret for (someone)
  • ask down
References in periodicals archive
* A proposal to freeze the standard mileage rate used to determine deductible automobile expenses incurred for the business use of such vehicles at the 1993 level for the 1994 tax year, and thereafter to round down the amount computed by the IRS to the nearest whole cent.
That's because there's only 0.3 grams per tablespoon, which the FDA allows companies to round down to zero.
Santos started the better using his superior range to pepper the legs and body of the Irishman with kicks, leaving Parke one round down going into the second.
COMEBACK: Michael Wootten defied the odds and came back from a round down to progress to the semi finals of the Ultimate Fighter.
With the elimination round down to its final week, the postseason picture remains muddled as only San Beda has gained a spot in the semifinals with San Sebastian, Letran, Perpetual Help and Jose Rizal U all in contention for the three slots.
To round down the week the icing on the cake came my way via an IT industry magazine which informed me that Brussels had produced a series of changes to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive RoHS which, if approved, would impose further costs to our business.
The move is part of a national scheme called Pennies from Heaven, which was adopted by the county council, under which staff round down their payslips to the nearest pound and donate the difference to charity.
Avery Weigh-Tronix has admitting disregarding the brief received from the Horseracing Regulatory Authority which has meant machines, rather than being programmed to round down to the nearest half pound, have been rounding up.
But with competing shops just down the street, stores may fear being undercut and so round down the CD's price to 17.50 or 17.49, handing the consumer a windfall discount.
Maybe you've put on a few pounds - moved up a pants size, started to round down when asked your weight - but you figured it was purely an aesthetic issue.
LOOKS like triples all round down at the Rovers where a Corrie actor makes appearance number three as a third different character.
Experts say most wine producers naturally round down the alcohol content.
Some abattoirs are continuing to round down the weight of sheep carcases and thus pay less for them, the National Sheep Association has warned.
A Pennies from Heaven scheme launched at Shire Hall invites employees to round down their monthly pay to the nearest pound and donate the pennies left over to the Mary Ann Evans and Myton hospices.