round
- noun
- /raʊnd/
- Jargon
He also owns the first round shares of Facebook.
- He also owns the first round shares of Facebook.
Examples
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And Congress saw it, and some of the members are having cold feet about the final round of funding.
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By October 13, voters will have chosen for the final round the two most popular titles.
Academic text (2008) -
However, with each new round of data collection, this becomes less of a limitation.
Academic text (2017) -
The international system requires a new round of structural renovation that builds on the previous three.
Academic text (2011) -
Researchers are finishing the last round of screenings, and results are due in a year and a half.
Academic text (2012) -
The 2020 Census looms, and another round of redistricting battles will follow.
Academic text (2017) -
The Federal Reserve is toying with deploying a third round of monetary stimulus.
Academic text (2011) -
The startup secured a significant investment in their latest round of funding.
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Investors expressed interest in participating in the second round to help grow the business.
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The company is preparing for its Series A round, aiming to raise enough capital to expand its operations.
Idioms
To come together to show strong support for a leader or the country in danger
Compounds
- Literature
A large round table in stories about King Arthur where knights sit as equals
- Literature
A member of King Arthur's court who sits at the Round Table and is brave and fair
- Specialized
A small curved strip of wood or plastic used where a floor meets a wall to hide the gap
- Specialized
A small opening in the inner ear wall that leads to the part that senses sound
- UK
A regular route for delivering newspapers often done by a young person before school
- Literature
A round table where King Arthur and his knights sat as equals
- Specialized
A curved half-circle shape above a door or bridge seen in Roman buildings
Couples perform planned steps while moving in a circle to music guided by a leader
A small tree from East Asia that makes round orange fruits with sweet peel and sour flesh
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A cord of tissue on each side of the womb that runs to the outer female genital area
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A freshwater fish with a bronze back and white belly from northern lakes and rivers
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A way of using the arm that swings out at shoulder height to throw or hit in sports like cricket
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A glass container with a round body and a narrow neck used for heating or mixing chemicals
A garden plant with a round bulb and purple flower head used for food and decoration
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A North American orchid with two round leaves and greenish white flowers on one stalk
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A brown mushroom with a pink stem and smooth round spores that grows on wood
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The time it takes for a light signal to travel to a spacecraft or planet and back
A small animal like a rat that lives in Florida wetlands and has a round tail
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Etymology
Round for a stage of company funding comes from the idea of one complete cycle or stage of offers and payments, so a funding 'round' is one cycle when investors give money.