Akademik

number

▪ I. number num‧ber ¹ [ˈnʌmbə ǁ -bər] noun

1. [countable] a series of numbers used to identify someone or something:

• He checked the number on the file.

• Your account number is the last set of numbers on the bottom of your cheque.

• Please quote your credit card number in all correspondence.
— see also telephone number

ˌbank identifiˈcation ˌnumber [countable] BANKING

a set of numbers found on a cheque book, bank card, or bank letter, showing which branch (= office) of a bank it relates to; = sort code

ˈbox ˌnumber also ˈpost office box ˌnumber [countable]

an address used by a firm for receiving letters at a post office instead of its own address:

• It is usually best to avoid box numbers in advertisements as they tend to put people off replying.

ˈPIN ˌnumber [countable] BANKING

personal identification number; a secret number given to you by your bank that you use when getting money from a cash machine with a card; = PIN:

• Never tell anyone your PIN number.

ˈserial ˌnumber [countable] MANUFACTURING

a number used on things that are produced in large quantities, making it possible to identify each one:

• All of our guns have a unique serial number.

2. numbers [plural] how many people there are in a particular situation, activity etc:

• Airline passenger numbers in America have more than doubled.

• a 25 percent increase in staff numbers

3. numbers [plural] ACCOUNTING STATISTICS figures or amounts, for example those in a company's accounts or in statistics:

• The numbers told the story: the marketing strategy was a success.

• If you run the numbers (= do the necessary calculations ) , there is no way you can make money renting the space at $30 a square foot.

4. [singular] the total amount of something:

serial number of

• The number of companies created in the first half of this year was 3.1% lower than last year.

5. number one/two etc informal the most important person or thing, the second most important etc in an organization or group:

• Mr Steed is number two to the group chief executive.
— see also DUNS number, opposite number

[m0] ▪ II. number number ² verb [transitive]

1. to be a particular amount or quantity:

• At that time, its employees numbered nearly 4,000.

• Sales numbered 8.1% fewer than a year before.

2. to give a number to things that are part of a set or list:

• Each doll is individually numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

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number UK US /ˈnʌmbə^r/ noun (ABBREVIATION No.)

► [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. — Cf. a number of things/reasons/people, etc.

● numbers — Cf. numbers

● make the numbers — Cf. make the numbers

● run the numbers — Cf. run the numbers

→ Compare FIGURE(Cf. ↑figure)

→ See also BANK IDENTIFICATION NUMBER(Cf. ↑bank identification number), BOX NUMBER(Cf. ↑box number), DUNS NUMBER(Cf. ↑DUNS number), OPPOSITE NUMBER(Cf. ↑opposite number), PIN(Cf. ↑PIN), ROUTING NUMBER(Cf. ↑routing number), SERIAL NUMBER(Cf. ↑serial number), SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER(Cf. ↑Social Security Number)

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number UK US /ˈnʌmbə^r/ verb

► [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.

Financial and business terms. 2012.