million
Translation
million
Examples
The city has over a million people.
The city has over a million people.
He won millions of pounds on the lottery.
He won millions of pounds on the lottery.
Grammar Patterns
((number)) million ((sth.)) the number 1,000,000 The city has two million people.
millions of ((sth.)) a very large number of (sth.) He has millions of fans.
Similar Words
Synonyms: a thousand thousand
Etymology
From Italian 'milione', an augmentative of 'mille' (thousand), meaning 'a great thousand'.
Memory Tips
Remember it's a 1 followed by six zeros: 1,000,000.