Million
noun
The number that is equal to 1,000,000.
The city has a population of over two million.
Often appears as...
- millions of people
- a few million
noun
Used to express a large number of a particular unit.
There are millions of stars in the sky.
Often appears as...
- millions of times
- in a million
noun
Used to express the greatness or importance of something.
You look a million dollars in that outfit.
Often appears as...
- feel like a million
- worth a million
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
noun
The number that is equal to 1,000,000.
The city has a population of over two million.
Often appears as...
- millions of people
- a few million
noun
Used to express a large number of a particular unit.
There are millions of stars in the sky.
Often appears as...
- millions of times
- in a million
noun
Used to express the greatness or importance of something.
You look a million dollars in that outfit.
Often appears as...
- feel like a million
- worth a million
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Exact Quantity
Million specifies a precise number, ensuring no ambiguity in the amount being discussed.
The fundraiser collected exactly one million dollars.
Pro Tip 2/3Large Scale
Emphasizes the vastness of a number, often used when the context is impressively large.
Conservation efforts have saved millions of acres of forest.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyphenation
When combined with another number as an adjective, hyphenate, like 'twenty-three-million-dollar project'.
The company invested in a two-million-dollar initiative.
Pro Tip 1/3Exact Quantity
Million specifies a precise number, ensuring no ambiguity in the amount being discussed.
The fundraiser collected exactly one million dollars.
Pro Tip 2/3Large Scale
Emphasizes the vastness of a number, often used when the context is impressively large.
Conservation efforts have saved millions of acres of forest.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyphenation
When combined with another number as an adjective, hyphenate, like 'twenty-three-million-dollar project'.
The company invested in a two-million-dollar initiative.
Pro Tip 1/3Exact Quantity
Million specifies a precise number, ensuring no ambiguity in the amount being discussed.
The fundraiser collected exactly one million dollars.
Pro Tip 2/3Large Scale
Emphasizes the vastness of a number, often used when the context is impressively large.
Conservation efforts have saved millions of acres of forest.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyphenation
When combined with another number as an adjective, hyphenate, like 'twenty-three-million-dollar project'.
The company invested in a two-million-dollar initiative.
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How to create a great...
million brands some brands as big as apple and coca-cola others are small as a one-person business with so many brands in the world it's getting harder to create and find a unique name so how do you create a great brand name how can you play and win the name game you start with three steps
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Why do cats act so...
that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense. Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready, helped stretch their back and leg muscles,
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Schrödinger's cat: A...
millions on a single computer chip. Those chips and their spread out electrons power the computer you're using to watch this video. An old joke says that the Internet exists to allow the sharing of cat videos. At a very deep level, though, the Internet owes its existance
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Bill Gates: The next...
and we'd have millions and millions of deaths. These investments offer significant benefits beyond just being ready for the epidemic. The primary healthcare, the R&D, those things would reduce global health equity and make the world more just as well as more safe.
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How does asthma work? -...
or a wheeze. Soon, your chest feels tight. Your breathing speeds up and gets shallower, making you feel short of breath. These are common symptoms of an asthma attack. Around the world, more than 300 million people suffer from asthma,
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What happens during a...
Approximately 7 million people around the world die from heart attacks every year, and cardiovascular disease, which causes heart attacks and other problems like strokes, is the world's leading killer. So what causes a heart attack?
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Genius: Aretha Chain of...
we'll make them sound like a million bucks chain change in recognition of all you've done the people of the world hereby crown you queen also make sure the world only sees the aretha
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Questions No One Knows...
If just a few of them had spawned intelligent life and started creating technologies, those technologies would have had millions of years to grow in complexity and power. On Earth,
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Queen Ant Mating Season...
His job done, he retires from the royal chamber and dies. A short but productive life, for he'll father several million new ants with hungry mouths.
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What is bipolar...
What is bipolar disorder? The word bipolar means two extremes. For the many millions experiencing bipolar disorder around the world,
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How to create a great...
million brands some brands as big as apple and coca-cola others are small as a one-person business with so many brands in the world it's getting harder to create and find a unique name so how do you create a great brand name how can you play and win the name game you start with three steps
Video examples
Why do cats act so...
that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense. Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready, helped stretch their back and leg muscles,
Video examples
Schrödinger's cat: A...
millions on a single computer chip. Those chips and their spread out electrons power the computer you're using to watch this video. An old joke says that the Internet exists to allow the sharing of cat videos. At a very deep level, though, the Internet owes its existance
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Bill Gates: The next...
and we'd have millions and millions of deaths. These investments offer significant benefits beyond just being ready for the epidemic. The primary healthcare, the R&D, those things would reduce global health equity and make the world more just as well as more safe.
Video examples
How does asthma work? -...
or a wheeze. Soon, your chest feels tight. Your breathing speeds up and gets shallower, making you feel short of breath. These are common symptoms of an asthma attack. Around the world, more than 300 million people suffer from asthma,
Video examples
What happens during a...
Approximately 7 million people around the world die from heart attacks every year, and cardiovascular disease, which causes heart attacks and other problems like strokes, is the world's leading killer. So what causes a heart attack?
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Genius: Aretha Chain of...
we'll make them sound like a million bucks chain change in recognition of all you've done the people of the world hereby crown you queen also make sure the world only sees the aretha
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
If just a few of them had spawned intelligent life and started creating technologies, those technologies would have had millions of years to grow in complexity and power. On Earth,
Video examples
Queen Ant Mating Season...
His job done, he retires from the royal chamber and dies. A short but productive life, for he'll father several million new ants with hungry mouths.
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What is bipolar...
What is bipolar disorder? The word bipolar means two extremes. For the many millions experiencing bipolar disorder around the world,
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Kevin Systrom
American Businessman
People don't work in a dotcom because they have to. There are many professions that don't require that sort of time. But people sign up because they want to make world-changing differences, to build something that affects millions of people.
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Jack Ma
Chinese Businessman
I want to change history, do something important in my life, and influence individuals like we have with millions of small businesses on Alibaba. Then they love and respect you because you made their life important.
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Paris Hilton
American Celebrity
I get half a million just to show up at parties. My life is, like, really, really fun.
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Ridley Scott
British Director
Life isn't black and white. It's a million gray areas, don't you find?
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David Chase
American Writer
I've said this a million times. But I've always wanted to do movies.
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Stefflon Don
British Musician
Since I was 19, I've said, 'I'm gonna sign for a million.
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Mike McCready
American Musician
Mad Season changed my life in a million different ways.
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Judith Viorst
American Author
You could never plan your life in a million years.
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Maria Ressa
Filipino Journalist
So a lie told a million times becomes the truth.
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Larry Flynt
American Publisher
After the first million, money isn't important.
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Kevin Systrom
American Businessman
People don't work in a dotcom because they have to. There are many professions that don't require that sort of time. But people sign up because they want to make world-changing differences, to build something that affects millions of people.
Quote examples
Jack Ma
Chinese Businessman
I want to change history, do something important in my life, and influence individuals like we have with millions of small businesses on Alibaba. Then they love and respect you because you made their life important.
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Paris Hilton
American Celebrity
I get half a million just to show up at parties. My life is, like, really, really fun.
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Ridley Scott
British Director
Life isn't black and white. It's a million gray areas, don't you find?
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David Chase
American Writer
I've said this a million times. But I've always wanted to do movies.
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Stefflon Don
British Musician
Since I was 19, I've said, 'I'm gonna sign for a million.
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Mike McCready
American Musician
Mad Season changed my life in a million different ways.
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Judith Viorst
American Author
You could never plan your life in a million years.
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Maria Ressa
Filipino Journalist
So a lie told a million times becomes the truth.
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Larry Flynt
American Publisher
After the first million, money isn't important.
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