MILLION | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Million

Speech Type: Numeral

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Old French, probably from Italian milione, from mille ‘thousand’ + the augmentative suffix -one

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈmɪljən
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a thousand; 1,000,000 or 10⁶

Short Definition:

1,000,000

Examples:
  • a million people will benefit
  • a population of half a million
  • a cost of more than £20 million

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