Libo (en. Thousand)

lee-boh

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A number equivalent to 1,000.

We have a thousand books in the library.

May roon tayong isang libo ng mga libro sa aklatan.

A fixed amount, often used in monetary transactions or counting items.

His salary exceeded two thousand in a month.

Ang kanyang sahod ay umabot ng mahigit sa dalawang libo sa isang buwan.

In the context of counting, it can be used to indicate a multitude of things.

The people at the festival numbered in the thousands.

Ang mga tao sa festival ay umabot ng libo-libong bilang.

Originates from the Spanish word 'mil'.

thousands

a very large number or amount.

libo-libong

billion

A number equivalent to one thousand million.

bilyon

million

A number equivalent to one thousand thousands.

milyon

a huge number

There are so many people here, it's like a thousand already!

Ang dami ng tao dito, parang libo na rin!

so many

There are thousands of people who haven't entered yet.

May libo-libo pang tao na hindi pa nakapasok.

a torrent

The waves at the beach were like a thousand earlier!

Libo ang alon sa beach kanina!