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    Numbers
    noun
    the fourth book of the Old Testament, containing the census of the Israelites after the Exodus from Egypt. Num.
  • numbers
    numbers
    plural noun
    financial statistics
Synonyms

Numbers

American  
[nuhm-berz] / ˈnʌm bərz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the fourth book of the Old Testament, containing the census of the Israelites after the Exodus from Egypt. Num.


Numbers 1 British  
/ ˈnʌmbəz /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) the fourth book of the Old Testament, recording the numbers of the Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

numbers 2 British  
/ ˈnʌmbəs /

plural noun

  1. informal financial statistics

    let's look at last year's numbers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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Numbers from prior financials indicate that an Eastern Conference Finals home game can be worth roughly $20 million to the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Numbers that you might think belong to Ali are divided among the company.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

"Congratulations to Congresswoman Julia Letlow on a fantastic race, beating an Incumbent Senator by Record Setting Numbers," Trump posted Saturday night on his Truth Social platform.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Numbers released by Goa's tourism department underscore these trends.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

When Henige wrote Numbers from Nowhere, the fight about pre- Columbian population had already consumed forests’ worth of trees—his bibliography is ninety pages long.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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