thousand
number /ˈθaʊznd/
/ˈθaʊznd/
(abbreviation K)
Idioms - a thousand, thousands (of…)(usually informal) a large number
- There were thousands of people there.
- the thousandsthe numbers from 1 000 to 9 999
- The cost ran into the thousands.
There are more examples of how to use numbers at the entry for hundred.
Word OriginOld English thūsend, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duizend and German Tausend.
Idioms
bat a thousand
- (North American English, informal) to be very successful
- He’s made another sale? He’s really batting a thousand!