million

noun

mil·lion | \ ˈmi(l)-yən

plural millions or million

Definition of million

1 : a number equal to 1,000 times 1,000 — see Table of Numbers

2 : a very large number millions of cars on the road

3 : the mass of common people —used with the

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million adjective

millionfold \ ˈmi(l)-yən-ˌfōld

\ adverb or adjective

millionth \ ˈmi(l)-yən(t)th

\ adjective or noun

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Unfortunately, Tesla also declined to tell Ars how many millions (or billions) of miles of testing the system has under its belt to date. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Elon Musk promises big new Tesla Autopilot upgrade, but is it legal?," 10 Dec. 2018 The justices could force the city to spend many millions retroactively creating pensions for 4,000 employees hired since 2012, or order the city and its unions to negotiate an alternative solution. — David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com, "If state Supreme Court rules against San Diego on pensions, it could could cost city millions," 14 July 2018 Penn is starting to spend millions on keeping its entrepreneurial medicos in town, after getting tired of watching smart biotech and software founders run off to join funders in California, Boston, New York. — Joseph N. Distefano, Philly.com, "Philly poverty: Cause, or effect?," 11 July 2018 At the same time that the Bureau of Land Management, part of the Interior Department, spends millions to limit horse herds, the Department of Agriculture spends millions to kill mountain lions and other predators to protect livestock and big game. — New York Times, "Let Mountain Lions Eat Horses," 12 May 2018 Confidence may come naturally, but singing for an audience of A-listers (and millions at home) requires prep. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "24 Hours With Maluma, Breakout Star of the VMAs and Music’s Sexiest New Man," 21 Aug. 2018 The result is each spending millions to maintain a policy status quo that leaves neither fully satisfied. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "Billionaires are spending their fortunes reshaping America’s schools. It isn’t working.," 30 Oct. 2018 Art Bell, an apostle of the paranormal whose disembodied voice drew millions to his late-night radio soapbox beamed from the Mojave Desert, died on April 13 at his home in Pahrump, Nev. — Sam Roberts, New York Times, "Art Bell, Radio Host Who Tuned In to the Dark Side, Dies at 72," 17 Apr. 2018 And then there are the millions who watched the blockbuster movies. — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, "Documentary films about pollution, puppets, puttering and more," 9 Mar. 2018

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