Hundred

Word HUNDRED
Character 7
Hyphenation hun dred
Pronunciations /ˈhʌndɚd/

Definitions and meanings of "Hundred"

What do we mean by hundred?

The cardinal number equal to 10 × 10 or 102. noun

The number in the third position left of the decimal point in an Arabic numeral. noun

A one-hundred-dollar bill. noun

The numbers between 100 and 999. noun

An administrative division of some counties in England and the United States. noun

The sum of ninety-nine and one, or of ten tens; the product of ten multiplied by ten; a collection, body, or sum consisting of ten times ten individuals or units; five score. noun

In early Teutonic hist., a territorial or administrative district; specifically, in southern and central England, a division or subdivision of a county (a corresponding division in northern England being called a wapentake). noun

One more than ninety-nine; ten times ten: as, a hundred men; two hundred dollars; a hundred thousand times.

The product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten; a collection or sum, consisting of ten times ten units or objects; five score. Also, a symbol representing one hundred units, as 100 or C. noun

A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen. noun

A court held for all the inhabitants of a hundred. noun

Ten times ten; five score. adjective

A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine. noun

A hundred-dollar bill. noun

An administrative subdivision in southern English counties and in other countries. noun

A hundred runs scored by a batsman. noun

Being ten more than ninety adjective

Ten 10s noun

A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).

An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12,000 acres.

(by extension) Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire

A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Hundred

The word "hundred" in example sentences

But a little consideration will satisfy the people that the effect is the same as if _seven hundred dollars_ were given them from the public Treasury, for which they were at the same time required to pay in taxes, direct or indirect, _eight hundred_. ❋ Unknown (1878)

"Wages will keep on rising, little by little, little by little, as steadily as a tree grows, and at the end of three hundred and forty years more there'll be at least _one_ country where the mechanic's average wage will be _two hundred_ cents a day!" ❋ Mark Twain (1872)

And this only the aggregate of eight different papers, while Boston alone now has _one hundred and forty_ papers and periodicals of all sorts, and the State of Massachusetts nearly _three hundred_! ❋ Unknown (1859)

Talefre above six hundred -- the total, when joined, two thousand five hundred yards; and this enormous mass of solid ice is forced through a narrow neck of the valley, which is, in round numbers, only _nine hundred_ yards wide! ❋ Unknown (1859)

In Havana, in 1833, containing a stationary population of about _one hundred and twenty thousand_, cholera carried off, in a few weeks, if we may credit the public journals, _sixteen thousand_; and, in Matanzas, containing a population of about _twelve thousand_, it was announced that _fifteen hundred_ perished. ❋ Unknown (1823)

But this was not all, the five hundred copies were sold to great advantage, for it was against my will that _five hundred_ copies should be printed, till the printer told me he would take the risk on himself, on the usual terms, at that time, of bookseller and author. ❋ William Lisle Bowles (1806)

(in 1850) _four hundred and twenty-seven_ inhabitants, -- and Bigger, which has _seven hundred_. ❋ Various (N/A)

_quantity_ and _head_, it is obvious that a stream _one-half_ as big falling _twice_ as far, would still give one horsepower at the wheel; or, a stream of 189 cubic feet a minute falling _ten times_ as far, 30 feet, would give _ten times_ the power, or _ten_ horsepower; a stream falling _one hundred times_ as far would give _one hundred_ horsepower. ❋ Frederick Irving Anderson (1912)

A fiery arrow seems to be let loose, which from that moment is destined to travel, without intermission, westwards for three hundred [Footnote: "_Three hundred_": -- Of necessity, this scale of measurement, to an American, if he happens to be a thoughtless man, must sound ludicrous. ❋ Thomas De Quincey (1822)

[Footnote 87: From the original army of the governor having only seven hundred men, I am apt to believe the number of horse in the text ought only to have been two _hundred_. ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)

The term hundred was applied to some, but not all, of these particular plantations. ❋ Walter Stitt Robinson (N/A)

Another strange and surprising example is the fact that the English word hundred and its Russian equivalent sto are also clearly connected with each other, and also with the various forms that Latin centum has developed into in the Romance languages. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Four hundred is a chancy proposition even for the best riflemen, and we would all do a lot better if we got a lot closer. ❋ Unknown (2004)

As the book GENUIS DENIED suggested the difference is that his teacher has probably come across one in hundred students who are mildly to even quite gifted. ❋ Lyda222 (2009)

He called Grandpa and said: ‘Dad, I told you each pill costs $10.00, not $110.00. ‘ ‘I know, †™ said Grandpa. ‘The hundred is from Grandma! †™ via A visit from Grandma and Grandpa « Bits & Pieces. from TikiHumor. com ❋ Unknown (2009)

Seven times fifteen hundred is ten thousand five hundred dollars -- more than you possess, and all eaten up by the boys 'wages, with nothing to pay for bungalow, building, tools, quinine, trips to Sydney, and so forth. ❋ Unknown (2010)

One in hundred, that means there are 99 chance ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

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