figure on

verb

1. to depend on (support or help)
2. to take into consideration

Example Sentences

For most of the allotted time here in Baku, the richer nations refused to put a figure on how much support they would give.

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Mr McDonnell declined to put an exact figure on the extra cost of NICs, but said it was just one of a number of new costs coming down the track creating a cumulative burden for the industry.

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And in the United States, Vice President-elect JD Vance has put a figure on the number of people in the country illegally that the incoming second Trump administration will seek to deport.

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Mr Snee said while they could not put an exact figure on the damages being sought, they were looking to recover a "substantial" amount for the family.

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Local officials in the town of Chiva, near Valencia, said it was "impossible" to put a final figure on the number of people who have perished.

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Related Words

• aim
• contemplate
• design
• designate
• destine
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• mean
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• propose
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• think
• try