numbering Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a numbered list
    enumeration.
  2. verb add up in number or quantity
    amount; total; come; number; add up.
    • The bills amounted to $2,000
    • The bill came to $2,000
  3. verb give numbers to
    number.
    • You should number the pages of the thesis
  4. verb enumerate
    list; number.
    • We must number the names of the great mathematicians
  5. verb put into a group
    count; number.
    • The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members
  6. verb determine the number or amount of
    count; numerate; number; enumerate.
    • Can you count the books on your shelf?
    • Count your change
  7. verb place a limit on the number of
    number; keep down.

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