official figure

collocation in English

meaningsofofficialandfigure

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official
adjective
uk
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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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 ofofficialandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofofficial figure

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It may be anofficialfigurebut it is certainly not a truthful figure.
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Ten years ago theofficialfigurewas 53,000.
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Theofficialfigurefor profits put to reserve in 1938 was £170 million.
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There are 3 million people out of work, but theofficialfigureis only 2.7 million.
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Indeed, other factors may mean that the correct number is 20,000 to 25,000 higher than theofficialfigure.
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We are told that next year theofficialfigurewill rise to perhaps 2·5 million or 3 million.
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I think theofficialfigureis 3,377,000, but there is every reason to believe that the figure is much nearer 4 million or more.
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I do not want to see the misery of more than 18 million people out of work—theofficialfigure, but there are probably more.
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I am far from clear as to which is the latestofficialfigureor what is now expected to be the period allowed for implementation.
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Theofficialfigurefor homelessness in this country is 400,000 people.
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Theofficialfigureof today's record unemployment is 3,340,958, but the reality is a lot worse.
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Indeed, in 1952, to quote theofficialfigure, £93 million was the gross investment in fixed assets.
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That is theofficialfigure, but the real figure is far higher.
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Will he explain that number, because the latestofficialfigureis just over 60,000?
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That is a great deal more than theofficialfigure, because it includes 450-odd calls from neighbouring grounds.
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On the other hand, theofficialfigureaccording to the number of licences issued is only 2¾million.
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But it will not be anofficialfigure, because it is bound to be hypothetical.
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The true financial cost to the nation of crashes involving serious and slight injuries is probably more than £18 billion a year—twice theofficialfigure.
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If they are included in the calculation, theofficialfiguretrebles.
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I will take theofficialfigurefor comparative years.
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