exact figure

collocation in English

meaningsofexactandfigure

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exact
adjective
uk
/ɪɡˈzækt/us
/ɪɡˈzækt/
in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in ...
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figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofexactandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexact figure

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Exactfigurenot available-calculated using average of group.
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It is extremely difficult to put anexactfigureon the membership since only one list is extant.
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These figures are certainly incomplete, and very likely represent only the tip of an iceberg, but the records make it impossible to establish a moreexactfigure.
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Theexactfigurewas 27,532.
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It is not possible to give anexactfigurebut the great majority of the 1,788,000 supplementary pensioners were affected.
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It is impossible to give anexactfigure.
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I am afraid we cannot give him theexactfigure.
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I have always tried to compare costs but it is very difficult to compare like with like and to find theexactfigure.
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Theexactfigurehas varied from year to year, but things are set to change.
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Owing to the complexity of the structure of the bus and coach industry it is difficult to give anexactfigure.
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It is not possible to estimate anexactfigurefor this.
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Much research was needed to come up quickly with theexactfigure.
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It was agreed that the limit should be raised, but there was disagreement about theexactfigure.
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It is impossible to suggest theexactfigure.
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I would not like to give anexactfigurewithout notice.
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Theexactfigureis not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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I regret that anexactfigurecould not be provided except at disproportionate cost.
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Whatever theexactfigureof the surplus, there is no argument that a surplus has persisted for many years and that it is quite considerable.
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I cannot give theexactfigure, but it will be the cost of the 900 doctors now engaged in the voluntary training programme.
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Since an offence may be recorded and cleared up in different years, it is not possible to give anexactfigure.
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