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Definition figure in American English

figure noun

noun
/ˈfɪɡjər/
1

an official number that has been counted or calculated

Example

This year's sales figures were excellent.

Example

The final inflation figure was 6.5% for the year.

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1.1

a number

Example

She sat and stared at the figures on the page.

Example

Inflation has reached double figures for the first time in 15 years.

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1.2

an amount of money

Example

What kind of figure are we looking at for this project?

Example

It's difficult to put an exact figure on the rebuilding work.

Example

The chairman's bonus payment could well reach six figures this year.

1.3

calculations that you do using numbers

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2

someone who is important in some way

Example

She was the dominant figure in British politics in the 1980s.

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Example

a five-sided figure

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5

the shape of the body of someone you do not know

Example

A small figure appeared in the doorway.

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5.1

a picture or model of someone

Example

There are three figures in the foreground.

Example

a stone figure of a man

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5.2

the shape of a woman's body, for example whether she is fat or thin

Example

How to achieve the perfect figure without dieting.

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Now in her fifties, she still has a fabulous figure.

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After a certain age, you have to work hard to keep your figure.

Example

No cake for me, thanks, I have to watch my figure.

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Definition figure in American English