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
Examples of hundred in a Sentence
it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times
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Since then, space access has become less of a contest, with hundreds of countries working together, said Geoff Notkin, former president of the National Space Society, a space advocacy nonprofit.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets into Israel.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
In some cases, states reimbursed providers hundreds of dollars for an hour of therapy, even though the workers providing it had little education beyond high school, according to The Wall Street Journal.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
The dueling settlement offers from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland and the hundreds of East Bay parishioners who say they were raped and abused by its priests are still separated by at least $90 million — and possibly tens of millions more, court records show.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets into Israel.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
In some cases, states reimbursed providers hundreds of dollars for an hour of therapy, even though the workers providing it had little education beyond high school, according to The Wall Street Journal.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
The dueling settlement offers from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland and the hundreds of East Bay parishioners who say they were raped and abused by its priests are still separated by at least $90 million — and possibly tens of millions more, court records show.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hundred. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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