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    Millón (en. Million)

    miˈʎon

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Number that equals a thousand squared.
    The city's population exceeds five million.
    La población de la ciudad supera los cinco millones.
    Very high or large amount of something.
    He won a million dollars in the lottery.
    Ganó un millón de dólares en la lotería.
    It is often used to express colossal quantities in other contexts.
    There are millions of stars in the sky.
    Hay millones de estrellas en el cielo.

    Etymology

    The term comes from the Latin 'mille,' which means thousand, plus the suffix -ón which indicates augmentative.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to cost a fortune
    To cost a large sum of money.
    costar un millón
    a million times
    Used to express something that repeats very frequently.
    un millón de veces
    to be a big deal
    To be very important or outstanding in some way.
    ser un millón

    Related Words

    thousand
    Number that represents 1,000.
    mil
    millions
    Plural of million, used for multiple units.
    millones
    billion
    Number that equals one million million.
    billon

    Slang Meanings

    Colloquial term for referring to a large amount of money.
    That car must cost a million, easy.
    Ese coche debe costar un millón, fácil.
    Used to express that something is excessive or very large.
    Your claim sounds like a million, it's not that serious.
    Tu reclamo suena a un millón, no es tan serio.