multi-million

mul·ti-mil·lion

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Definitions of multi-million word

noun plural multi-million a cardinal number, a thousand times one thousand. 1
noun plural multi-million a symbol for this number, as 1,000,000 or M̅. 1
noun plural multi-million millions, a number between 1,000,000 and 999,999,999, as in referring to an amount of money: His fortune was in the millions of dollars. 1
noun plural multi-million the amount of a thousand thousand units of money, as pounds, dollars, or francs: The three Dutch paintings fetched a million. 1
noun plural multi-million a very great number of times: Thanks a million. 1
noun plural multi-million the million(s) the mass of the common people; the multitude: poetry for the millions. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English milioun < Middle French < early Italian millione, equivalent to mille thousand (< Latin) + -one augmentative suffix

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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