Definition Synonyms
Definition of million - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
cardinal numberthe number 1,000,000
- The prize was a million dollars.
2.
large quantityvery large but unspecified number
- There are a million reasons to smile.
Adjective
1.
exact numberequal to 1,000,000 in number
- The company made a million dollar profit.
2.
large amountvery large but not exact
- She has a million things to do today.
Expressions with million
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very frequently or repeatedly
I've told you a million times to clean your room.!
expresses deep gratitude in an informal way
Thanks a million for helping me move!
completely absorbed in thoughts
She looked a million miles away during the meeting.
extremely unlikely possibility or event
Winning the lottery is a chance in a million.
feeling extremely good or confident
After the spa day, she felt like a million dollars.
appear very attractive or impressive in appearance
She looks a million dollars in that dress!
very many or countless
She has a million and one things to do today.
absolutely not happening or possible under any circumstances
I would never in a million years agree to that plan.
something extremely rare or unlikely to be found or happen
She is truly a one in a million in her kindness.
be in excellent health and spirits
After the vacation, I feel like a million.
feeling extremely good or confident
After the spa day, she felt like a million bucks.
expresses something will never happen or be true
Not in a million would I trust him with my secrets!
feeling extremely good or happy
After the massage, I felt like a million pounds.
go over the number one million
Sales are expected to top the million mark this year.
having a value comparable to a million dollars
Her necklace is worth a million.
the number represented by a one followed by 9 zeros
The population of the country reached one thousand million.
be in excellent health and spirits
After the spa day, I feel like a million dollars.
appear very attractive or impressive
You look like a million dollars in that dress!
extremely valuable or impressive in quality or appearance
Her smile is worth a million pounds.
having existed for one million years
Scientists found a million-year-old fossil.
informal way to say you're welcome with extra emphasis
"Thank you so much for your help!" "You're welcome a million!"
refers to a period millions of years before now
This fossil formed a million years ago beneath the ancient sea.
measurement showing how much of one thing in a million
The water contains 5 parts per million of lead.
unit for measuring computer speed in floating point calculations
The chip reached one million floating point operations per second.
Origin of million
Latin, mille (thousand)
Terms with million included in their meaning
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modern number
one thousand million in modern usage
number
amounting to a thousand million
number
thousand million
large number
equal to a million million
music sales
music album selling over one million copies
music sales
music album selling over a million copies
finance
describing money amount between one million and just under ten million
music industry
sell one million copies of an album
abr: Megahertz
unit measuring frequency equal to one million hertz
science
unit of frequency equal to one million hertz
technology
one million pixels in digital imaging
power measurement
unit of power equal to one million watts
acr: parts per million
measurement showing how many parts in a million
distance
standard measure of distance in astronomy equal to about 149.6 million kilometers
music sales
album selling over 10 million copies in the US
mathematics
numbering system where a billion is a million million
numeric system
system of naming numbers where billion is thousand million
acr: million
number equal to one thousand thousands
cities
city in India with over one million people
finance
million pounds sterling in UK slang
geological era
period from 230 to 63 million years ago
geology
geologic eon from 4,000 to 2,500 million years ago
geology
related to the geologic eon 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago
geology
geological era from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago
Examples of million in a sentence
The company made a million in profit. A million stars lit up the night sky. He had a million thoughts racing through his mind. They sold a million copies of the book. There are a million reasons to visit Paris. I've heard that joke a million times.
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- French:million, d'un million, ...
- German:Million, millionenfach, ...
- Italian:milione, da un milione, ...
- Spanish:millón, millonario, ...
- Portuguese:milhão, milionário, ...
- Chinese:百万, 百万的, ...
- Japanese:100万, 百万の, ...
- Arabic:مِلْيُون, مِلْيُونِي, ...
- Hebrew:מִילְיוֹן, אֵין סְפוֹר, ...
- Russian:миллион, миллионный, ...
- Ukrainian:мільйон, мільйонний, ...
- Hindi:दस लाख, अनगिनत, ...
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