million

6 definitions • 12 examples

the number 1,000,000:

The city has a population of almost a/one million.

She got eight million dollars for appearing in that film.

His business is worth millions of euros.

a large number:

I must have told you a million times to close the windows when you leave the house.

numbers between 1,000,000 and 1,000,000,000:

In wealthy areas, homes cost from €750,000 into the millions.

1,000,000:

The tourist attraction brings in over a million people a year.

a million-dollar project

fig. I have a million things (= a lot of things) to do tomorrow.

the number 1,000,000:

ten million dollars

They have sold millions of computers worldwide.

many, or a lot:

There are a million different reasons why she shouldn't get the job.

I've got millions of emails to answer.