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Definition figure in British English

figure noun

noun
/ˈfɪɡə(r)/
1

an official number that has been counted or calculated

Example

Government figures show a continued decline in unemployment.

Example

This year's sales figures were excellent.

Example

The final inflation figure was 6.5% for the year.

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Arabic numeral arithmetic progression base
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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Arabic numeral arithmetic progression base
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

Example

I've never had a good head for figures.

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abacus a function of something algorithm
2

someone who is important in some way

Example

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

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figure magnate VIP
3

the shape of the body of someone you do not know

Example

A small figure appeared in the doorway.

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somatic body anatomy
3.1

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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cardboard cut-out cast cast
3.2

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

Example

How to achieve the perfect figure without dieting.

Example

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

Example

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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shape form formation
Example

a five-sided figure

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shape form formation
5

a drawing in a book that gives information

Example

Figure 8 illustrates changing patterns of employment over the years.

Synonyms and related words
acknowledgments addendum afterword
Definition figure in British English