million

[US]/ˈmɪljən/
[UK]/ˈmɪljən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a very large number, equal to 1,000,000
adj. relating to a very large number, equal to 1,000,000
num. the number equivalent to 1,000,000

Phrases & Collocations

millionaire

several million

multi-million dollar

million people

million-dollar view

millionaire lifestyle

in a million

thanks a million

make a million

parts per million

Example Sentences

a million people will benefit.

millions of the masses

splurge millions on the wedding

the infusion of $6.3 million for improvements.

millions of TV viewers.

you're one in a million .

made a million in the stock market.

in the neighborhood of five million dollars.

a portrait that brought a million dollars.

one and a half millions(=a million and a half)

$50 million in compensatory damages.

the government is to launch a £1.25 million publicity campaign.

not a million miles away.

uncounted millions of dollars.

two million bytes of memory.

millions of bicycles on the road.

in England they call one thousand million a milliard.

a project with an annual budget of five million dollars.

The sky was alight with millions of stars.

Real-world Examples

Beijing has more than 22 million inhabitants!

Source: Celebrating a Century of Glory

Well, your initial equity was $1 million.

Source: Monetary Banking (Video Version)

Twitter has more than 300 million monthly active users.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds November 2017 Compilation

Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.

Source: Sixth-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

Twenty million rupees ride on your answer.

Source: Slumdog Millionaire Selected

Jennifer, this goes back millions of years.

Source: Connection Magazine

" ... It could include literally millions of rounds ...."

Source: VOA Daily Standard September 2022 Collection

We sold half a million last year.

Source: Grandparents' Business English Class

Today TikTok has hundreds of millions of users around the world.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation April 2020

Jo Rowling has given away millions of pounds.

Source: "JK Rowling: A Year in the Life"

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