million
noun
mil·lion
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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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Other Words from million
million
adjective
millionfold
\ ˈmi(l)-yən-ˌfōld
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adverb or adjective
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adverb or adjective
millionth
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adjective or noun
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adjective or noun
Examples of million in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
David Koch also committed millions to various hospitals for cancer research. — Emily Tillett, CBS News, "David Koch, conservative donor and philanthropist, has died at age 79," 23 Aug. 2019 The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio formally reversed a FirstEnergy charge Thursday that the Ohio Supreme Court had determined was improper, but customers will see only a refund of a fraction of the hundreds of millions collected. — Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, "PUCO reverses disputed FirstEnergy charge; but customers won’t really get a refund.," 22 Aug. 2019 Insiders say Hustlers cost a relatively modest $20 million to produce before marketing, and that even an opening in the mid- to high-teen millions would be a great start for the pic. — Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, "Constance Wu-Jennifer Lopez Film 'Hustlers' Tracking for $24M Debut," 22 Aug. 2019 More than 500,000 customers pay up to $40 a year for stand-alone crossword subscriptions, and millions solve the crossword each month on the Times website. — Peter Rubin, WIRED, "Upstart Crossword Puzzle Builders Get Their Point Across (and Down)," 19 Aug. 2019 Voyager’s now famous photograph of the rings, backlit by the Sun, showed for the first time that what appeared as the vast A, B and C rings in fact comprised millions of smaller ringlets. — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, "A brief astronomical history of Saturn’s amazing rings," 14 Aug. 2019 Every day millions of plastic bags and polystyrene cups and takeout containers are used in the retail and food-service industry. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Climate science says act now; No jobs, no illegal immigration; more responses (8/13/19)," 13 Aug. 2019 Initially, consumers who already have credit monitoring services (as millions do) could choose to claim a $125 cash payment in lieu of the service. — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, "You’re probably not going to get your $125 from the Equifax settlement," 31 July 2019 Bourbon is a part of Kentucky culture, with the Bluegrass State producing 95% of the world's bourbon and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail drawing millions of international visitors each year. — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, "Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul team up on a bill to help bourbon producers," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'million.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for million
million
noun
English Language Learners Definition of million
: the number 1,000,000
: a very large amount or number
See the full definition for million in the English Language Learners Dictionary
million
noun
mil·lion
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Kids Definition of million
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: one thousand thousands : 1,000,000
2
: a very large number
millions of mosquitoes
million
adjectiveKids Definition of million (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: being 1,000,000
a million dollars
2
: being very great in number
a million questions
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