Million (Noun)
Meaning 1
The number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The new company is worth over a million dollars after just one year in business.
- The city has a population of over a million people and is still growing rapidly.
- The charity hopes to raise a million dollars for cancer research by the end of the year.
- The rare book sold at auction for a staggering million dollars to a private collector.
- The new smartphone is expected to sell over a million units in its first month of release.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- I've had millions of ideas for this project, but none of them seem to work.
- There were millions of people at the concert, it was impossible to move.
- I've told you millions of times not to leave your dirty socks on the floor.
- She's made millions of dollars from her bestselling novels.
- I've had to repeat myself millions of times to get through to him.