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
it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times
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Today, hundreds of thousands of former SOCCCD students are employed in Orange County.
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Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Hurricane Helene hit the U.S. last month, resulting in hundreds of people dying across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee Florida and Georgia.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The Plaza appears in hundreds of movies, television shows and music videos, including Diamonds Are Forever and Back to the Future.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
The store has several Instagram group chats filled with hundreds of customers, and those on the scene posted real-time updates to let others know how many items were left.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Hurricane Helene hit the U.S. last month, resulting in hundreds of people dying across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee Florida and Georgia.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The Plaza appears in hundreds of movies, television shows and music videos, including Diamonds Are Forever and Back to the Future.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
The store has several Instagram group chats filled with hundreds of customers, and those on the scene posted real-time updates to let others know how many items were left.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hundred. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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