# round about

round about is a German adverb meaning “about”.

## Meanings

1. _colloquial_ about, around, approximately
   - »Und wie hoch, schätzen Sie, wird die Abfindung sein?« Fischer, mit lockerer Handbewegung: »Drei Millionen – round about.« — "And how big, you reckon, will the compensation be?" Fischer, with a casual gesture of his hand: "Three million – thereabouts."

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