million
noun
a cardinal number, a thousand times one thousand.
millions
-
pluralof million.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"Animals have probably been feeding on nature's original bioplastic for hundreds of millions of years - we're only discovering it now."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Games will also need to accommodate millions of fans traveling around Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The report laments that “health care has become unaffordable for millions of Americans even when they have insurance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
It was also a story about millions of businesses acquiring the ability - and the incentive - to accept digital payments.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
By early June the subprime mortgage bond market had resumed what would become an uninterrupted decline, and the FrontPoint positions began to move—first by thousands and then by millions of dollars a day.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
