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    Million

    /ˈmɪljən/

    Meaning & Definition

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

    Etymology

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

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    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.

    Related Words

    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.

    Slang Meanings

    A million bucks
    I feel like a million bucks in this suit.
    Millionaire
    He became a millionaire by investing early in companies.