Definition of million
millions
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1 : a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000 — see number table
2 : a very large number millions of cars on the road
3 : the mass of common people —used with the
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Recent Examples of million from the Web
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The killings and uprisings that followed led millions around the country to despair, and filmmakers Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis capture much of it by emphasizing attempts at turning things around.
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The criticism was well placed: Facebook is the world’s most popular social network, and millions of people look to it daily for news.
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In a college football conference where rival athletic departments spend millions of dollars to remain competitive, King represents one of the latest investments.
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BA, meanwhile, is counting up the cost of an IT debacle that some have estimated could run into the tens of millions.
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Sure, there are valuable lessons to be learned from companies that raised millions, IPO’ed, and made billions for investors.
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The lender said the various renegotiations could cost banks and investors hundreds of millions of dollars compared with what was originally expected.
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In the intervening decades, China's economic miracle has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, but it's also sent real estate prices sky-high.
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The task Facebook has set for itself is a staggering one: to divine the intentionality of millions of users in real time, some of whom seem to have a bottomless appetite for hatred and spite.
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Origin and Etymology of million
Middle English milioun, from Middle French milion, from Old Italian milione, augmentative of mille thousand, from Latin
First Known Use: 14th century
MILLION Defined for English Language Learners
million
playDefinition of million for English Language Learners
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: the number 1,000,000
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: a very large amount or number
MILLION Defined for Kids
Definition of million for Students
1 : one thousand thousands : 1,000,000
2 : a very large number millions of mosquitoes
Definition of million for Students
1 : being 1,000,000 a million dollars
2 : being very great in number a million questions
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