MILLION


Meaning of MILLION in English

[determiner] [C], [noun], [pronoun] [plural] million or millions - (the number) 1 000 000She got eight million dollars for appearing in that film.How much do you reckon their house cost - two million?(informal) He told a few jokes that I've heard a million (= a lot of) times.(informal) I've got millions of (= a lot of) letters to write.(informal) "I've done what you asked." "Thanks a million (= Thankyou very much)!"(informal esp. humorous) If you look/feel like a million dollars (US also bucks) you look or feel extremely good, often because you are experiencing something luxurious."You look a million dollars in that dress, honey!"(informal) My wife's a woman in a million (= a very special woman).(informal) You're one in a million (= very special)!Don't worry - there's a one-in-a-million (= extremely slight) chance of anything going wrong. [before noun]

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.