hundred
/ˈhʌn.dɹəd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.71 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
num
A numerical value equal to 100 (10²), occurring after ninety-nine; ten times ten.
noun
A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
noun
An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12,000 acres.
noun
Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire
noun
Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire
American usage
noun
A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman.
Example Sentences
- "hundreds of thousands of faces."
- "a/one hundred"
- "A few hundred pounds' worth of chicken and serveral dozen eggs."
- "The numbers totaled in the hundreds."
- "Many hundreds more people"
- "A few hundred migrants who have been waiting in Reynosa, Mexico, for the end of the US pandemic public health order, known as Title 42, were allowed to seek asylum this week, sources on the ground told CNN."
Etymology
From Middle English hundred, from Old English hundred, from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (“count”), a neuter variant of *radō (“row, line, series”). Compare West Frisian hûndert, Dutch honderd, Low German hunnert, hunnerd, German Hundert, hundert, Danish hundred.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: hundred, *hundaradą, *ḱm̥tóm
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/
- British English: /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/
Usage
- American usage