(a/one hundred) the number 100, or the quantity represented by it
(in pl) the numbers 100 to 999
(the sixteen hundreds, etc) (in pl) the hundred years of a specified century
informal (in pl) a very large number
(usu in pl) the number occupying the position three to the left of the decimal point in Arabic notation, or this position in a number or sum
100 units or digits; specif 100 pounds
That outfit must have cost hundreds
in cricket, a score of 100 or more runs made by a batsman
a banknote having a denomination of 100
a historical subdivision of some English and American counties, with its own court
the Chiltern Hundreds
(the sixteen hundreds, etc) (in pl) the hundred years of a specified century
the late eighteen hundreds
the first nine years of a specified century
The Labour Party was founded in the nineteen hundreds
informal (in pl) a very large number
hundreds of things to do
in all probability
in great quantities
informal not far off; in this very place
with complete conviction; wholeheartedly
a verbal representation of 20.00, etc, that is, 8.00 p.m., etc, in the 24-hour system
archaic six score, or 120