round trip
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round trip
- /ˈɹaʊn(d).tɹɪp/
Where it comes from
From round (“complete, entire"; "forming a circle or cycle”) + trip (“journey”).
noun round trips
- 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.
- 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. On
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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.
Similar: lazy Susan
- 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.
Opposite: one-way
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noun
Opposite: one-way
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noun a trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location
| Español | viaje de ida y vuelta, periplo, viaje redondo, viaje con retorno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 왕복 wangbok |
| 日本語 | 往復 ōfuku |
| 中文 | 往返 wǎngfǎn |
| Português | ida e volta |
| Français | aller-retour |
| Deutsch | Rundreise, Hin- und Rückfahrt |
| Italiano | andata e ritorno |
| Ελληνικά | αλερετούρ aleretoúr, μετ’ επιστροφής met’ epistrofís |
| Română | tur-retur, dus-întors |
| Русский | туда́ и обра́тно tudá i obrátno |
| Tiếng Việt | khứ hồi |
| العربية | ذهاب وعودة |
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