figure

US /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
UK /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
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1.

a number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the amount of money involved in something

:
The latest unemployment figures are alarming.
She earns a six-figure salary.
2.

a person's bodily shape, especially that of a woman

:
She has a slender figure.
He admired her graceful figure.
3.

a person, especially one who is important or famous in some way

:
He was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement.
She became a public figure after her book was published.
1.

to think, consider, or expect something

:
I figure he'll be here by noon.
We need to figure out a solution.
2.

to represent or portray in a work of art or literature

:
The artist figured a knight on horseback.
The novel figures a complex protagonist.