Million

usgb/ˈmɪljən/
noun

The number that is equal to 1,000,000.

The city has a population of over two million.
Visual representation of "million" - The number that is equal to 1,000,000.

Often appears as...

  • millions of people
  • a few million
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Exact Quantity

Million specifies a precise number, ensuring no ambiguity in the amount being discussed.

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The fundraiser collected exactly one million dollars.
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Large Scale

Emphasizes the vastness of a number, often used when the context is impressively large.

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Conservation efforts have saved millions of acres of forest.
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Hyphenation

When combined with another number as an adjective, hyphenate, like 'twenty-three-million-dollar project'.

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The company invested in a two-million-dollar initiative.
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