casualty figure

collocation in English

meaningsofcasualtyandfigure

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcasualty.
casualty
noun
uk
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/us
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/
a person injured or killed in a serious accident ...
See more atcasualty
figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
See more atfigure

(Definition ofcasualtyandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcasualty figure

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
There were probably many others unseen, perhaps accounting for thecasualtyfigureof approximately 2,000 published elsewhere.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Finally, they admitted to acasualtyfigureof 27,000.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
According to the most conservative reports, thecasualtyfigureis 85.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This account is the source for thecasualtyfigureof 35.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Non-battle, or sickness, casualties are not accurately recorded but are stated to have been about two to three times the battlecasualtyfigure.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The commission, put thecasualtyfigureas low as 26,000 civilian casualties.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Although there is no consensus on casualty figures for both sides, conservative estimates put them somewhere between 45,000 and 50,000.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is one of the things we have to tackle seriously if we want to reduce the road casualty figures.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The improvement in casualty figures from 1990 to 1991 was the best for 50 years.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It will be several weeks yet before casualty figures for the whole period are available.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That will have a serious effect, given the appalling road casualty figures.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Separate casualty figures for those under 20 are not readily available.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is no doubt that a causal connection is established between the reduction in speeds and the casualty figures.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These limits have no visible effect on casualty figures.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He also gave the casualty figures or the best estimates so far made.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am sure that if we made safety belts compulsory the casualty figures would drop dramatically.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am aware of the casualty figures for 1963 and 1964.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I welcome those reductions in the casualty figures, but more caution should be exercised in making claims for the red routes.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Such standards, if unchecked, would simply swell the appalling road casualty figures which occur year by year.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The latest casualty figures are 30 fatalities—including both drivers—and 245 injured.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofcasualty
Go to the definition offigure
See other collocations withcasualty