million

noun

mil·lion ˈmi(l)-yən How to pronounce million (audio)

plural millions or million

: a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000 see Table of Numbers

: a very large number

millions of cars on the road

: the mass of common people

—used with the

million adjective

millionfold

ˈmi(l)-yən-ˌfōld How to pronounce million (audio)

adverb or adjective

millionth

ˈmi(l)-yən(t)th How to pronounce million (audio)

adjective or noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web They were built by the millions, so despite their appeal, a plentiful supply keeps prices reasonable. —

Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 6 June 2020 Conversely, with lockdowns of months, if not years, life largely stops, short-term and long-term consequences are entirely unknown, and billions, not just millions, of lives may be eventually at stake. —

John P.a. Ioannidis, STAT, 17 Mar. 2020 The plan was to create archives of all human knowledge that could last for millions, if not billions, of years, and to seed them across Earth and throughout the solar system. —

Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2019 On Thursday, the S&P 500 fell 0.9% after millions more Americans applied for unemployment benefits in April, darkening the mood after a relatively strong April. —

Jessica Menton, USA TODAY, 1 May 2020 That doesn’t count the hundreds of millions of vaccinations administered annually. —

Scott W. Atlas And H.r. Mcmaster, WSJ, 28 Apr. 2020 Such measures are a step forward, but fall short of covering the tens of millions of unemployed workers. —

Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2020 McMaster's order comes after millions of other Americans are under orders from their local authorities to stay at home as part of an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus as the world fights the pandemic. —

NBC News, 2 Apr. 2020 The situations with millions of nights already booked in hotels is extremely difficult to handle, and the international sports calendar for at least 33 Olympic sports would have to be adapted. —

Tariq Panja, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2020 See More

单词	millions
释义	million noun mil·lion ˈmi(l)-yən plural millions or million 1 : a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000 see Table of Numbers 2 : a very large number millions of cars on the road 3 : the mass of common people —used with the million adjective millionfold ˈmi(l)-yən-ˌfōld adverb or adjective millionth ˈmi(l)-yən(t)th adjective or noun Synonyms commoners commons crowd herd hoi polloi mass mob multitude people plebeians plebs populace public rank and file See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web They were built by the millions, so despite their appeal, a plentiful supply keeps prices reasonable. —Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 6 June 2020 Conversely, with lockdowns of months, if not years, life largely stops, short-term and long-term consequences are entirely unknown, and billions, not just millions, of lives may be eventually at stake. —John P.a. Ioannidis, STAT, 17 Mar. 2020 The plan was to create archives of all human knowledge that could last for millions, if not billions, of years, and to seed them across Earth and throughout the solar system. —Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2019 On Thursday, the S&P 500 fell 0.9% after millions more Americans applied for unemployment benefits in April, darkening the mood after a relatively strong April. —Jessica Menton, USA TODAY, 1 May 2020 That doesn’t count the hundreds of millions of vaccinations administered annually. —Scott W. Atlas And H.r. Mcmaster, WSJ, 28 Apr. 2020 Such measures are a step forward, but fall short of covering the tens of millions of unemployed workers. —Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2020 McMaster's order comes after millions of other Americans are under orders from their local authorities to stay at home as part of an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus as the world fights the pandemic. —NBC News, 2 Apr. 2020 The situations with millions of nights already booked in hotels is extremely difficult to handle, and the international sports calendar for at least 33 Olympic sports would have to be adapted. —Tariq Panja, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Middle English milioun, from Middle French milion, from Old Italian milione, augmentative of mille thousand, from Latin First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing million look/feel like a million dollars/bucks one in a million never/not in a thousand/million/billion years thanks a bunch/lot/million thanks a million look/feel like a million dollars/bucks one in a million never/not in a thousand/million/billion years thanks a bunch/lot/million thanks a million Kids Definition million noun mil·lion ˈmil-yən plural millions or million 1 : a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000 see number 2 : a very great number millions of mosquitoes million adjective millionth -yən(t)th adjective or noun millions plural noun as in people the body of the community as contrasted with the elite intellectuals sneered that television was a medium clearly aimed at the millions Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance people populace public crowd mass multitude commoners mob commons plebs plebeians hoi polloi herd cattle rank and file unwashed proletariat rout rabble scum rabblement ragtag and bobtail middle class riffraff tag, rag, and bobtail trash tagrag and bobtail bourgeoisie Antonyms & Near Antonyms choice elect fat elite flower quality pride pick cream pink aristocracy upper crust best society A-list royalty nobility gentlefolks gentlefolk gentry peerage corps d'elite haute monde patriciate gentility See More
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million

noun

Synonyms

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Phrases Containing million

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plural noun