hundred

noun

hun·​dred ˈhən-drəd 

-dərd

plural hundreds or hundred

1

: a number equal to 10 times 10 see Table of Numbers

2

hundreds plural

a

: the numbers 100 to 999

b

: a great number

hundreds of times

3

: a 100-dollar bill

4

: a subdivision of some English and American counties

hundred adjective

hundredfold

ˈhən-drəd-ˌfōld 

-dərd-

adjective or adverb

hundredth

ˈhən-drədth 

-drətth

adjective or noun

Synonyms of hundred

• dozen
• ton
• loads
• plenty
• slew
• bunch

Examples of hundred in a Sentence

it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times

Recent Examples on the Web

The insides of these craters likely have not been disturbed other than the small amount of lunar dust, dirt, and debris that’s landed in them due to other, subsequent strikes on the Moon in hundreds of millions or even billions of years. —Big Think, 21 Nov. 2025

Just in time for the holidays, Amazon dropped hundreds of deals on all kinds of Skechers styles — from comfortable ankle boots to lightweight walking shoes. —Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025

Allegations of mass graves have emerged in the past few weeks, with Chadema, the main opposition political party, accusing police of disposing of hundreds of unknown bodies at undisclosed locations. —Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025

The company runs thousands of clinical studies and draws on information from hundreds of millions of patient records, lab results and research programs. —Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English, from hund hundred + -red (akin to Goth rathjo account, number); akin to Latin centum hundred, Greek hekaton, Old English tien ten — more at ten, reason entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing hundred

• hundred-percenter
• ninety-nine times out of a hundred

Kids Definition

hundred

noun

hun·​dred ˈhən-drəd 

-dərd

plural hundreds or hundred

1

: a number equal to 10 times 10 see number

2

: a very large number

hundreds of times

3

: a 100-dollar bill

gave me change for a hundred

hundred adjective