figure on

British  

verb

1. to depend on (support or help)

2. to take into consideration

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figure on Idioms  

1. Depend on, count on, as in We figured on your support .

2. Take into consideration, expect, as in We figured on his being late .

3. Plan, as in We'll figure on leaving at noon . All three colloquial usages date from about 1900.

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Example Sentences

Jerome A. Cohen’s name should figure on every list of unsung American titans.

From The Wall Street Journal

The headline figure on Tuesday was a rise in unemployment to a four-year high of 4.6%.

From Barron's

Co-CEO Clay Magouyrk further rattled investors’ nerves, declining to put a figure on the amount of money Oracle would need to cover the gap between what it can pay via its own revenue and what it plans to spend on AI.

From Barron's

Perhaps more importantly, co-CEO Clay Magouyrk wouldn’t put a figure on the amount of money Oracle would need to borrow to fund its AI ambitions when directly asked by Deutsche Bank analyst Brad Zelnick.

From Barron's

Perhaps more importantly, co-CEO Clay Magouyrk wouldn’t put a figure on the amount of money Oracle would need to borrow to fund its AI ambitions when directly asked by Deutsche Bank analyst Brad Zelnick.

From Barron's

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