round trip en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹaʊn(d).tɹɪp/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From round (“complete, entire"; "forming a circle or cycle”) + trip (“journey”).
Meanings
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(figuratively, often) A trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location.
Margaret purchased a single round trip ticket to and from Chicago, as it was cheaper than buying two one-way tickets.
The fare for this sightseeing tour of London is about 1s., but it is necessary to rebook at least once, as through tickets are not issued for the round trip.
1950 July, J. G. Gibbons, “Sightseeing on the Inner Circle”, in Railway Magazine, page 485:
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In an oil-drilling operation, the raising, disassembly and replacement of the drilling equipment.
2014, Exploring Tech Careers: Fourth Edition (page 632), Ferguson Publishing As drilling progresses, the bit gets more and more worn, till eventually it has to be replaced. In order for the bit to be replaced, the whole string has to be lugged up to the surface and taken apart section by section. Once done, the string can be put back together and the bit lowered to the well once again. This operation, called a round trip, takes most drilling crews 12 hours to complete.
- A form of barter that involves the sale of an unused asset and the purchase of the same asset back again, or a similar one, typically used in accounting fraud.
- The investment of a borrowed overdraft in order to make a profit in the same market.
- The export and eventual reimport of a file, data, etc. without loss of fidelity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| round trips | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Deriveds
round-tripper · round-trip time · round-trip ticket · round-trippable · round-trip delay time
Synonyms
Translations (34)
de Rundreise (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · de Hin- und Rückfahrt (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · es viaje con retorno (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · fi menopaluumatka (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · ro dus-întors (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · vo zitäv (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · hu oda-vissza utazás (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · fr aller-retour (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · sv tur- och returresa (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · ko 왕복 (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · pt ida e volta (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · ca anada i tornada (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · ar ذهاب وعودة (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · no tur-retur (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · tr gidiş dönüş (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · ru туда́ и обра́тно (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · it andata e ritorno (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · bg оти́ване и връ́щане (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · el αλερετούρ (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · tl balikan (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · nl rondreis (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · es periplo (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · es viaje de ida y vuelta (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · ro tur-retur (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · hu oda-vissza út (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · el μετ’ επιστροφής (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · vi khứ hồi (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · ja 往復 (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · es viaje redondo (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · pl podróż w obie strony (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · cmn 往返 (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · nb rundtur (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · nn rundtur (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location) · fi edestakainen matka (a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location)