figurefigurefiguresfiguredfiguringnoun1one of the symbols (0–9) that we use to show numbers: Shall I write the numbers in words or figures?2an amount or price: What are our sales figures for Spain this year?3the shape of a person's body: She's got a good figure.4a shape of a person that you cannot see clearly: I saw a tall figure outside the window.5figures (plural) (informal) working with numbers to find an answersame meaningmathematics: I'm not very good at figures.