Thousand meaning

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

“thousand” is a noun and adjective with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100.

thousand

noun

  1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

adjective

  1. denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University