Million meaning

What does “million” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“million” is a noun and adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros.

million

noun

  1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

  2. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

    “there were millions of flies”

adjective

  1. (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University