plural hundreds or hundred
1
: a number equal to 10 times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
hundreds plural
a
: the numbers 100 to 999
b
: a great number
hundreds of times
3
: a 100-dollar bill
4
: a subdivision of some English and American counties
hundred
adjective
Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of hundred in a Sentence
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Charles was then welcomed to Apple’s new UK head office by CEO Tim Cook and hundreds of employees.
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Kathy Rose O'Brien and Billy Stockwell, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
The actor’s presence at the main entrance sparked a surge in the crowd, with hundreds of fans rushing to catch a glimpse of the star.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
The chilly air was fragrant with hundreds of real roses left behind by the faithful.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
And Bungie will have to take this on without its star General Counsel, Don McGowan, who was laid off along with hundreds of other employees earlier this year.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kathy Rose O'Brien and Billy Stockwell, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
The actor’s presence at the main entrance sparked a surge in the crowd, with hundreds of fans rushing to catch a glimpse of the star.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
The chilly air was fragrant with hundreds of real roses left behind by the faithful.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
And Bungie will have to take this on without its star General Counsel, Don McGowan, who was laid off along with hundreds of other employees earlier this year.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hundred. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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