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# million

number; noun (a million, millions; two million)

«million» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A million is the number 1,000,000: a thousand thousands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/million/#m1)
2. Millions or a million can mean a very large number, not exact (informal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/million/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths, a million has six zeros: 1,000,000 = 1000 × 1000. Place value: millions, hundred thousands, ten thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, ones. Populations of cities and countries are given in millions. In stories and talk, "a million times" means very many times. Phrases: a million, two million, millions of, one in a million (very rare or special), a millionaire.

### Examples

- A million is a thousand thousands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/million/#x1)
- The city has about two million people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/million/#x2)
- There are millions of stars in the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/million/#x3)
- I've told you a million times! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/million/#x4)
- Write one million in figures: 1,000,000. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/million/#x5)
- She is one in a million. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/million/#x6)
- Light travels about three hundred million metres a second. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/million/#x7)
- One could see the bottom, leagues below, millions of miles below. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/million/#x8)

### Note

After a number, million has no s: two million, five million people. Use "millions of" without a number: millions of ants. 1 million = 1,000,000 = 10 × 100,000. A billion is a thousand millions (1,000,000,000). "A million times" is an exaggeration, not a real count — do not use it in calculation.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths, a million has six zeros: 1,000,000 = 1000 × 1000. Place value: millions, hundred thousands, ten thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, ones. Populations of cities and countries are given in millions. In stories and talk, "a million times" means very many times. Phrases: a million, two million, millions of, one in a million (very rare or special), a millionaire.

### Note

After a number, million has no s: two million, five million people. Use "millions of" without a number: millions of ants. 1 million = 1,000,000 = 10 × 100,000. A billion is a thousand millions (1,000,000,000). "A million times" is an exaggeration, not a real count — do not use it in calculation.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «million» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/million/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«million» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/million.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «million» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/million/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«million» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/million.html) on Mova free.