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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

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From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

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