million
million /ˈmɪljən/
adjective
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()
(in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units
(
million
)
(in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units
He won a million dollars in the lottery.
He won a million dollars in the lottery.
noun
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()
The number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
(
1000000
, meg
, one thousand thousand
, million
)
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
The jackpot reached a staggering fifty million dollars.
The jackpot reached a staggering fifty million dollars.
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[Informal]
A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
(
bazillion
[Informal, N. American] , billion
[Informal] , gazillion
[Informal] , jillion
[Informal, N. American] , million
[Informal] , trillion
[Informal] , zillion
[Informal] )
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
There were millions of flies
there were millions of flies