Meaning & Definition of word "Million"

Million

/ˈmɪljən/

1. The number equal to 1,000,000; one thousand thousand.
- Example: The company's revenue exceeded one million dollars last year.
2. A large number of something; used informally to denote a large quantity.
- Example: There are a million reasons to be cheerful.
3. In finance or business, often used to describe large sums of money.
- Example: He won a million in the lottery.

●From Middle French 'million', from Italian 'milione', meaning 'a thousand thousand'.

a million times:

to an extremely large degree.

million-dollar question:

a very important or difficult question.

million to one:

indicative of very slim odds or chances.

billion:

A number equal to 1,000 million or 1,000,000,000.

trillion:

A number equal to 1,000 billion or 1,000,000,000,000.

decamillion:

A cardinal number equal to 10 million.

Meaning: A million bucks

● Example Sentence: I feel like a million bucks in this suit.

Meaning: Millionaire

● Example Sentence: He became a millionaire by investing early in companies.