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“I think it will be the start of what ought to be a terrific, numerative benefit for teams that make the tournament and do well,” Baker said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

The numerative of Chinese houses is a word which denotes division, signifying not a room, but rather such a part of a dwelling as can conveniently be covered by timbers of one length.

From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Smith, Arthur H.

It is evident that the young Celestial is a thousand and ten times wrong, to use the numerative formula; but it is not for me to tell him so.

From The Adventures of a Special Correspondent by Verne, Jules

When in pidgin English we speak of “one piecee man” or “three piecee dollar,” the word piecee is simply a Chinese numerative in English dress.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various