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
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The Clairton plant provides 1,200 manufacturing jobs and hundreds of millions in tax revenue to the area.
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Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Sitting in a tired-looking office painted in beige and brown, al-Abidin said his agency dispatched forensic experts along with officials from Civil Defense, the Sudanese Red Crescent and neighborhood committees in July to scour parts of the capital for hundreds of mass graves.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
The site was especially crowded as hundreds of individuals gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the early 19th-century mountaintop fortress that symbolizes sovereignty and resistance against French colonialism.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Additionally, hundreds of thousands of ethnic Hungarians in neighboring countries had the right to vote in Hungarian elections and traditionally have voted overwhelmingly for Orbán’s party.
—Justin Spike, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Sitting in a tired-looking office painted in beige and brown, al-Abidin said his agency dispatched forensic experts along with officials from Civil Defense, the Sudanese Red Crescent and neighborhood committees in July to scour parts of the capital for hundreds of mass graves.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
The site was especially crowded as hundreds of individuals gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the early 19th-century mountaintop fortress that symbolizes sovereignty and resistance against French colonialism.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Additionally, hundreds of thousands of ethnic Hungarians in neighboring countries had the right to vote in Hungarian elections and traditionally have voted overwhelmingly for Orbán’s party.
—Justin Spike, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hundred. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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