million

noun

mil·​lion ˈmi(l)-yən How to pronounce million (audio)
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 adverb or adjective
millionth adjective or noun

Examples of million in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The phenomenon has surged on social media platforms like TikTok, where influencers post how-to videos that attract hundreds of millions of views. Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024 The Chiefs promise to remain in Kansas City, if Jackson County voters approve a sales tax extension that would provide hundreds of millions of dollars to renovate Arrowhead Stadium. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 And while there, millions of people also rented a vehicle to discover their new landscapes. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024 After a years-long tug-of-war between bosses and workers over return-to-office mandates, millions of Americans have settled into a compromise: Hybrid work. Trey Williams, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024 The retirement of Senator Joe Manchin III, a conservative Democrat in West Virginia, virtually assures the loss of one seat to that state’s governor, Jim Justice, whose days as a billionaire coal baron may have passed, according to Forbes, but who is still worth hundreds of millions. Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024 Soon, billions of cicadas from two broods will emerge from the ground across large swaths of the U.S., so there is a high chance millions of pets will run into the bugs. Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024 School districts across Idaho will soon receive hundreds of millions of dollars to help repair and replace their aging buildings, thanks to a bill that cleared its final hurdle in the Idaho Senate on Thursday. Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024 The best progressive jackpots even have pots that end up exceeding millions of dollars. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of million was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Million.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/million. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

million

noun
mil·​lion ˈmil-yən How to pronounce million (audio)
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 adjective or noun

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