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figure. noun [ C ] uk / ˈfɪɡ.ə r/ us / ˈfɪɡ.jɚ / figure noun [C] (NUMBER) Add to word list. B1. the symbol for a number or an amount expressed in numbers: Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an eight? Write the amount in both words and figures. column of figures I looked quickly down the column of figures.
The meaning of FIGURE is a number symbol : numeral, digit. How to use figure in a sentence. a number symbol : numeral, digit; arithmetical calculations; a written or printed character…
the appearance or impression made by a person or sometimes a thing: to make quite a figure in financial circles; to present a wretched figure of poverty. a representation, pictorial or sculptured, especially of the human form: The frieze was bordered with the figures of men and animals.
FIGURE meaning: 1. the symbol for a number or an amount expressed in numbers: 2. between 1 and 9/between 10 and…. Learn more.
n. 1. a. A written or printed symbol representing something other than a letter, especially a number. b. figures Mathematical calculations: good at figures. c. An amount represented in numbers: sold for a large figure. d. figures One of the digits specified as making up a larger number: a salary in the six figures. 2. a.
A figure is a particular amount expressed as a number, especially a statistic. We need a true figure of how many people in this country haven't got a job. It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall. Government figures suggest that two thirds of adults are obese or overweight. 2. countable noun.
noun. a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape. see more.
FIGURE definition: 1. a symbol for a number: 2. numbers from 0 to 9/numbers from 10 to 99, etc 3. a number that…. Learn more.
From Longman Business Dictionary fig‧ure1 /ˈfɪgəˈfɪgjər/ noun 1 figures [ plural] a number representing an amount, especially an officially published number I need this week’s sales figures. These are the worst unemployment figures in three years.
noun. figures. A written or printed symbol representing something other than a letter, especially a number. American Heritage. The outline or shape of something; form. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A particular person's shape with respect to its physical attractiveness. A woman with a good figure. Webster's New World.
