exceed a figure

Frequency: 7.010.3 per million words

to go beyond a particular number or amount

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Examples (10)

  • The company's profits exceed the projected figure by 20%.
  • Sales are expected to exceed the target figure this quarter.
  • This year's attendance will likely exceed last year's figure.
  • The final cost may exceed the estimated figure significantly.
  • Their revenue continues to exceed the benchmark figure.
  • The population growth rate will exceed the official figure.
  • We anticipate that exports will exceed the recorded figure.
  • The unemployment rate could exceed the double-digit figure.
  • Production levels are set to exceed the planned figure.
  • The budget deficit might exceed the trillion-dollar figure.