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million

[ UK /mˈɪli‍ən/ ]
[ US /ˈmɪɫjən/ ]
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

How To Use million In A Sentence

  • A few billion of that new economic rescue plan will go to weatherize one million homes a year.
  • Our interneuronal connections in our brain, for example, process information at chemical signaling speeds of a few hundred feet per second, compared to a billion feet per second for electronics - electronics is a million times faster.
  • According to the EPA, fish at the top of the aquatic food chain bioaccumulate methylmercury to a level approximately 1 million to 10 million times greater than dissolved concentrations found in surrounding waters. Field and Stream Report: The Truth about Mercury and the Fish You Eat
  • The total sales of the company didn't amount to more than a few million dollars.
  • You know, I always joked I had a million acquaintances and only a couple of close friends.
  • They estimate the cost of repairing the damaged roads at £1 million.
  • The company raised €10 million in May, but decided to extend the round after it was oversubscribed by potential investors.
  • An extra £10 million in foreign aid has been promised.
  • The failure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which 1000 million people rely.
  • They have kept it alive in the past and continue to make it plausible for millions of people today.
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