26984 words

thousand

7 definitions • 13 examples
1
the number 1,000:

Examples:

They had driven over a/one thousand miles.
The population of the village is about three thousand.
2

Examples:

I have a thousand things to do before we go away.
3
numbers between 1,000 and 1,000,000:

Examples:

His latest work is expected to sell in the thousands.
4
1000:

Examples:

A thousand people came to the game.
a thousand-dollar ring
5
the number 1,000:

Examples:

They paid three hundred thousand for the house.
Thirty thousand dollars a year doesn't really go very far in the modern world.
Two thousand workers are being made redundant.
6
a large number of people or things:

Examples:

Thousands of jobs rely on this industry.
They spent thousands of dollars trying to fix the problem.
7
numbers between 1,000 and 1,000,000:

Examples:

His latest work is expected to sell in the thousands.

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