million
noun
a cardinal number, a thousand times one thousand.
millions
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pluralof million.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Poverty, unemployment and bureaucratic red tape force tens of millions of Africans into work that is not regulated, taxed or protected by the government.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Sarti’s rollout comes as Campari faces greater competition in the spritz category that it spent millions of dollars developing in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
With his music career taking off and a debut album about to be released, the lawsuit alleges, Burke was making millions of dollars and had a reason to silence the teenager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The mixtures completely neutralized the lethal effects of rattlesnake venom and also provided broad protection against venom from multiple viper species, including species separated by millions of years of evolution.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 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
