round trip
The term 'round trip' is commonly used in travel to describe a journey that returns to the starting point, but it also has specialized meanings in finance and computing.
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Definition
A2Travel
(common)A journey that begins and ends at the same place, covering both the outbound and return legs.
Example
- She bought a round trip ticket to New York.
- The round trip took us six hours in total.
C1Finance
(technical)A transaction where an asset is sold and then repurchased, often used to manipulate financial statements.
Example
- The company was accused of engaging in round trip trades to inflate its revenue.
B2Computing
(technical)The process of exporting and then reimporting data or files without losing any information.
Example
- Ensure the data maintains integrity during the round trip between systems.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "round trip":
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