Million

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈmɪljÉ™n, ˈmɪʎən
• Rhymes: -ɪljÉ™n
• Hyphenation: mil + lion

Origin

From Old French, from Italian milione ("million"), from mille ("thousand") (from Latin mille) + the augmentative suffix -one.

Numeral

1. (w, Long and short scales, long and short scales) The cardinal number 1,000,000: 10

Derived terms

• like a million bucks
• megamillion
• millionary
• millionfold
• millionth
• millionaire
• never in a million years
• one in a million
• one million
• thanks a million

Related terms

• billion
• trillion