MILLION


Meaning of MILLION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmɪljən ]

n. & adj. --n. (pl. same or (in sense 2) millions) (in sing. prec. by a or one) 1 a thousand thousand. 2 (in pl.) colloq. a very large number (millions of years). 3 (prec. by the) the bulk of the population. 4 a Brit. a million pounds. b US a million dollars. --adj. that amount to a million. øgone a million Austral. sl. completely defeated. øømillionfold adj. & adv. millionth adj. & n. [ME f. OF, prob. f. It. millione f. mille thousand + -one augment. suffix]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.