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Million ˈmɪljən Number Bre Population Half Tens Dollars

Word million
WordType (number)
Phonetic BrE / ˈmɪljən / NAmE / ˈmɪljən /
Example
  • a population of half a million
  • tens of millions of dollars
  • it must be worth a million (= pounds, dollars, etc.).
  • four million (people) were affected.
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million

(number)BrE / ˈmɪljən / NAmE / ˈmɪljən /
  1. 1 000 000
    • a population of half a million
    • tens of millions of dollars
    • It must be worth a million (= pounds, dollars, etc.).
    • Four million (people) were affected.
    • Two million (pounds) was withdrawn from the account.
  2. a very large amount
    • I still have a million things to do.
    • There were millions of people there.
    • He made his millions (= all his money) on currency deals.
  3. to look/feel extremely good
    • Wow, you look like a million dollars.
  4. a person or thing that is very unusual or special
    • He's a man in a million.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French, probably from Italian milione, from mille ‘thousand’ + the augmentative suffix -one.
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