million

Universal Words number (plural verb) 1 (abbreviation m) 1000000 HELPNOTE You say a, one, two, several, etc. million without a final 's' on 'million'. Millions (of...) can be used if there is no number or quantity before it. Always use a plural verb with million or millions.: a population of half a million * tens of millions of dollars * It must be worth a million (= pounds, dollars, etc.) 2 a million or millions (of...) (informal) a very large amount: I still have a million things to do. * He made his millions (= all his money) on currency deals. HELPNOTE There are more examples of how to use numbers at the entry for hundred. IDIOMS look / feel like a million dollars / bucks (informal) to look/feel extremely good: Wow, you look like a million dollars. one, etc. in a million a person or thing that is very unusual or special: He's a man in a million.