to buy a round

  • 1buy a round — buy a drink for everyone at the table, this one is on me    When Gina was born, I bought a round for the team. Every player had a drink to honor our baby …

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  • 2round — round1 W2S2 [raund] adv, prep especially BrE also around 1.) surrounding or on all sides of something or someone ▪ We sat round the table playing cards. ▪ Gather round! I have an important announcement to make. ▪ He put his arm gently round her… …

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  • 3round — 1 /raUnd/ adjective 1 shaped like a circle: a round table | Jamie s eyes grew round with delight. 2 shaped like a ball: a plant with small round berries 3 fat and curved: Charlie had a chubby face and round cheeks. 4 a round number is a whole… …

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  • 4Round of drinks — In many places it is customary for people to take turns buying rounds of drinks in which each individual in turn pays for a set of drinks for all present.A custom in Ireland, United Kingdom and Australia. This practice is also customary in New… …

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  • 5round — I [[t]ra͟ʊnd[/t]] PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES ♦♦ (Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as around . Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as walk and drive , and also in phrasal verbs such as get round and hand… …

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  • 6Round Oak Stove Company — and The Estate of P.D. Beckwith Incorporated in Dowagiac, Michigan Stoves: First stove built in 1867 Company: 1871 – 1946 (75 Years in Business) Life of Philo D. Beckwith: 1835 – Jan 1889 (54 Years Old) The Round Oak Stove Company was founded in… …

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  • 7Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation — Round Valley Seal. The Round Valley Indian Reservation is a federally recognized Indian reservation lying primarily in northern Mendocino County, California, USA. A small part of it extends northward into southern Trinity County. The total land… …

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  • 8'Round Springfield — The Simpsons episode Bleeding Gums in his hospital bed, along with Lisa and Dr. Hibbert. Episode no. 125 Prod. code …

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  • 9Round-tripping — Round tripping, also known as round trip transactions or Lazy Susans , is defined by The Wall Street Journal , as a form of barter that involves a company selling an unused asset to another company while at the same time agreeing to buy back the… …

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  • 10round — I UK [raʊnd] / US adverb, preposition British *** Summary: Round can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): We travelled round the country. as an adverb (without a following noun): She turned round and ran back to… …

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