million
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Britannica Dictionary definition of MILLION
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the number 1,000,000
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a/one/two million (of them)
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a hundred million = 100 million
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several million (of them) = (less commonly) several millions (of them)
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hundreds of millions (of them)
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a million and one [=1,000,001]
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a million and a half = 1.5 million [=1,500,000]
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a company worth millions [=millions of dollars, pounds, etc.]
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a million dollars
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a very large amount or number
— often plural
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I've heard that excuse a million times before. [=many, many times before]
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The drug could save millions of lives.
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millions and millions of people
look/feel like a million dollars/bucks
informal
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to look/feel very good
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She looks like a million bucks since she lost all that weight.
never/not in a million years
one in a million
informal
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a person or thing that is very unusual, special, or admired
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Thanks for all the help you've given me. You're one in a million.
thanks a million
informal
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thank you very much
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Hey, thanks a million for your help.
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(humorous) “I'll let you wash the dishes today.” “Thanks a million.”
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our (one) millionth customer
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This is the millionth time I've seen this show. [=I have seen this show many times]
— millionth
noun, plural millionths [count]-
one millionth of a second
