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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024thou•sand /ˈθaʊzənd/USA pronunciation n., pl. -sands, (as after a numeral) -sand, adj. n. [countable] - a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
- a symbol for this number, as 1000 or M.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- Mathematics thousands:
- the numbers between 1000 and 999,999, as in referring to money.
- a great number or amount:Thousands came to see him at his first concert.
- Also called ˈthou•sand's ˌplace.
- Mathematics(in a mixed number) the position of the fourth digit to the left of the decimal point.
- Mathematics(in a whole number) the position of the fourth digit from the right.
adj. - amounting to 1000 in number.
thou•sandth, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thou•sand (thou′zənd),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sands, (as after a numeral) -sand, adj. n. - a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
- a symbol for this number, as 1000 or M.
- Mathematics thousands. the numbers between 1000 and 999,999, as in referring to an amount of money:Property damage was in the thousands.
- a great number or amount.
- Also, thou′sand's place′.
- Mathematics(in a mixed number) the position of the fourth digit to the left of the decimal point.
- Mathematics(in a whole number) the position of the fourth digit from the right.
adj. - amounting to 1000 in number.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English thūsend; cognate with Dutch duizend, Old High German dūsunt, Old Norse thūsund, Gothic thūsindi
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thousand /ˈθaʊzənd/ n - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
- a numeral, 1000, 10³, M, etc, representing this number
- (often plural) a very large but unspecified number, amount, or quantity
- something represented by, representing, or consisting of 1000 units
determiner - amounting to a thousand
- (as pronoun): a thousand is hardly enough
Related adjective(s): millenary Etymology: Old English thūsend; related to Old Saxon thūsind, Old High German thūsunt, Old Norse thūsund |