million

/ˈmɪljən/ number (plural million, millions) (written abbreviation m)

Definition

› the number 1,000,000: ten million dollars They have sold millions of computers worldwide. → See also parts per million

› informal many, or a lot: There are a million different reasons why she shouldn't get the job. I've got millions of emails to answer.

(Definition of million number from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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