Million

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪljən/

Definitions of million

noun a cardinal number, a thousand thousands

Example Sentences

A1 He won a million dollars in the lottery.

A2 There are a million stars in the night sky.

B1 The company made a million in profits last year.

B2 She donated a million dollars to charity.

C1 The population of the city is over a million.

C2 The artist's painting sold for a million at the auction.

Examples of million in a Sentence

formal The company reported a profit of $10 million last quarter.

informal I can't believe she won a million dollars in the lottery!

slang He's got a cool million stashed away somewhere.

figurative Her love for him was worth a million stars in the sky.

Grammatical Forms of million

• plural: millions
• comparative: more million
• superlative: most million
• present tense: millions
• future tense: will million
• perfect tense: have million
• continuous tense: is millioning
• singular: million
• positive degree: million
• infinitive: to million
• gerund: milling
• participle: milled

Origin and Evolution of million

First Known Use: 1300 year

Language of Origin: Old French

Story behind the word: The word 'million' originated from the Old French word 'million', which was derived from the Italian word 'milione' meaning 'great thousand'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to represent the number one million, the word 'million' has evolved to also denote a large but unspecified number in modern usage.