Numbers

[nuhm-berz]

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

/ 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

numbers

²

/ ˈnʌmbəs /

plural noun

1. informal,  financial statistics

   let's look at last year's numbers

Example Sentences

“Every one of them will lose, in Record Numbers.”

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He vowed that any holdouts to redistricting “will lose, in Record Numbers.”

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Damon Landor is a Rastafarian who followed a vow, based in the Old Testament book of Numbers, not to cut his hair.

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Numbers from ADP, the private payroll processor, have gained prominence in recent months because most federal economic data aren’t available.

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Numbers this big can be hard to conceptualize, so Dow Jones Market Data sought to put some context around Nvidia’s next threshold.

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Related Words

• code 
• decree 
• law 
• order 
• principle 
• procedure 
• statute