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

/ ˈnʌmbəs /

plural noun

1. informal.
   financial statistics

   let's look at last year's numbers

Numbers

²

/ 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

Example Sentences

Bruce Nash, who runs the box office analysis firm the Numbers, said the “F9” ticket sales were about 65 percent of the total expected audience, according to his site’s models.

From Washington Post

In an attempt to find meaningful comparisons, Bruce Nash, who runs the box office analysis site the Numbers, built a model to determine moviegoing’s current strength.

From Washington Post

Those are troubling numbers, for unfettered speech is not incidental to a flourishing society.

From The Daily Beast

And too much of a focus on numbers can obscure strategic truths.

From The Daily Beast

Within minutes, it seems, of the disclosures of these tragic events, large numbers of people chose a side and stuck to it.

From The Daily Beast

The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.

From The Daily Beast

That could include private financial or personal information—like the credit-card numbers you used to pay for the corrupted Wi-Fi.

From The Daily Beast

Bacteria, when present in great numbers, give a uniform cloud which cannot be removed by ordinary filtration.

From Project Gutenberg

As company after company appeared, we were able to form a pretty exact estimate of their numbers.

From Project Gutenberg

The Mexicans, far superior in numbers, received every moment accessions to their strength.

From Project Gutenberg

Numbers have dribbled back from firing line and cannot be collected in this difficult country.

From Project Gutenberg

Caseous particles containing immense numbers of the bacilli are common.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• commercial
• economic
• fiscal
• monetary