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number noun (SYMBOL)A1 [ C ] (a sign or symbol representing) a unit that forms part of the system of counting and calculating: 25, 300, and a billion are all numbers. She's very good with numbers (= good at adding, subtracting, etc.). A1 [ C ] written abbreviation no. a number that is used to mark a particular example of something: They live at number 34 Orchard Street. Please write your credit card number on this form. What's our flight number? A1 [ C ] written abbreviation no. a phone number: I gave him my number. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Numbers generally - antilogarithm
- Arabic numeral
- C, c
- cardinal
- D, d
- digit
- I, i
- infinity
- L, l
- log
- logarithm
- M, m
- million
- mode
- nos
- ordinal
- quantitative
- serial number
- whole number
- X, x
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Communications - by telephone number noun (AMOUNT)B1 [ S, + sing/pl verb ] an amount or total: The number of people killed in traffic accidents fell last month. There has been an increasing number of cases of the disease. A small number of children are educated at home. A large number of invitations has been sent. Letters of complaint were surprisingly few in number (= there were not many of them). numbers [ plural ] a number of a particular description: Small numbers of children are educated at home. Large numbers of invitations were sent. Newspapers are produced in vast numbers. a number of thingsB2 several of a particular type of thing: I decided not to go, for a number of reasons. [ S, + sing/pl verb ] a group of people: On the trip, one of our number fell ill. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words General words for size and amount - -sized
- a whole lot idiom
- amount
- bulk
- content
- degree
- element
- flow
- load
- measure
- order
- part
- quantity
- quota
- ration
- scale
- size
- small-scale
- strength
- take
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Groups of people number noun (PARTICULAR THING) [ C ] a particular copy of a magazine: Do you have last week's number of the New Yorker? He's got all the back numbers (= previous copies) of the magazine. [ C ] informal a piece of clothing, especially a dress, that you admire: She was wearing a stylish Dior number. [ C ] US slang a person with a particular characteristic: He's a real sexy number, don't you think? [ C ] a short tune or song: Sing one of those romantic numbers. [ C usually singular ] mainly US informal something that is often said: He tried the usual/that old number about how his wife didn't understand him. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Newspapers & magazines - back copy
- broadsheet
- brochure
- circulation
- colour supplement
- comic
- daily paper
- editorial
- journal
- lad mag
- magazine
- mail
- manga
- organ
- reader
- serialize
- Sunday paper
- supermarket tabloid
- tabloid
- tribune
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Clothing - general words People in general Singing Musical pieces Informal talking & conversation Idiom(s)any number of things beyond/without number by (sheer) force/weight of numbers by numbers do a number on sb have sb's number your number is up a numbers game number verb (WRITE SYMBOL)C1 [ T ] to give something a number in a series and usually to write this number on it: All the folders have been carefully numbered and filed away. Number the pages from one to ten. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Numbering & counting - absolute value
- cash
- cash up
- count
- count sth out
- countdown
- counter
- decimal point
- decimalization
- headcount
- innumerate
- modulus
- number line
- numerate
- pagination
- reckon
- reckon sth in
- recount 1
- run
- tot sth up
See more results » number verb (AMOUNT)C2 [ L only + noun ] If people or things number a particular amount, there are this many of them: After the hurricane the homeless numbered over 200,000. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Calculations & calculating - aggregate
- algorithm
- amount
- amount to sth
- average
- come to sth
- commutative
- computational
- compute
- equate
- figure
- get/have your sums right/wrong idiom
- grand total
- guesstimate
- instantaneous velocity
- miscalculate
- operation
- projected
- put sth at sth
- result
See more results » Phrasal verb(s)number sb/sth among sb/sth number noun (SYMBOL) us/ˈnʌm·bər/[ C ] plural nos. abbreviation no. a unit or its symbol that forms part of a system of counting and calculating, and that represents an amount or position in a series: You can write numbers in words, such as six, seven, and eight, or with symbols, such as 6, 7, and 8. us/ˈnʌm·bər/[ C ] plural nos. abbreviation no. A number is also a specific set of symbols in a particular order that represent someone or something: Please write down your Social Security number. us/ˈnʌm·bər/[ C ] plural nos. abbreviation no. A number can also be a position in a series: We’re up to 10 – who has the next number? number noun (AMOUNT) us/ˈnʌm·bər/[ C/U ] an amount or total: [ C ] A large number of tickets were sold almost immediately. [ C ] Large numbers of people (= A lot of people) crowded the streets. [ U ] Quite a number of (= Many) cases of the flu have been reported already. us/ˈnʌm·bər/[ C/U ] A number of things is several of them: [ U ] There were a number of causes for the accident. us/ˈnʌm·bər/[ C/U ] Any number of things is a lot of them: [ U ] He’d already heard any number of excuses. number noun (GRAMMAR) grammar /ˈnʌm·bər/[ U ] the forms of words, esp. nouns, pronouns, and verbs, that show whether they are singular or plural number noun (SONG) us/ˈnʌm·bər/[ C ] a song, dance, or other part in a performance: The last number she sang was a beautiful, slow ballad. Idiom(s)someone's number is up number verb (GIVE A NUMBER) [ T ] to give a different number to each of two or more things, esp. in a particular order: The software automatically numbers the footnotes. number verb (TOTAL) [ L ] to be (a total): The crowd numbered over 100,000. [ C ] a set of numbers that marks a particular person or thing as separate from others of the same type: account/invoice/order number Include your account number and the name of the fund in which you want to invest. contact/telephone/mobile number Please leave a contact number. a credit card/registration/identification number [ C ] an amount of people or things: the number of sth The number of employees taking legal action over work-related disease is increasing. a growing/increasing/declining number Regulators are seeing a growing number of stock frauds directed at small investors. the maximum/minimum/total number The total number of people in employment has increased by more than 234,000 (16.1%). a large/record number a small/limited number a number of things/reasons/people, etc. several things, reasons, people, etc.: There are a number of factors currently influencing stock-price fluctuations. numbers [ plural ] FINANCE the information in a company's accounts that shows its financial results and position: Citigroup described the supermarket's numbers as strong and solid. used to talk about how many people are involved in something: customer/passenger/staff numbers Passenger numbers increased 11.3% in the period. make the numbers to achieve the expected results, expressed in numbers: The company culture drove employees to make the numbers without much concern for how they did it. run the numbers FINANCE to examine the details of a particular financial situation, usually in order to make a decision about it: She ran the numbers on her mortgage and realized that refinancing was the right thing to do. See alsobank identification number box number DUNS number opposite number PIN routing number serial number Social Security Number [ T ] to give something a number in a series: Documents filed under the Act must be numbered. [ I or T ] if people or things number 100, 1 million, etc., there are that number of them: At its peak, the workforce involved in building the new airport terminal numbered 50,000. number in the hundreds/thousands/millions, etc. Their fan base numbers in the tens of millions worldwide. |