Pronunciation

/ˈhʌndrəd/

Definitions

• Numeral: A cardinal number that denotes the quantity of one hundred; the figure 100. For example: “There were a hundred people at the concert.”
• Noun: A group or collection of one hundred units, individuals, or things. For example: “The company employs hundreds of workers.”
• Adjective: Denoting a quantity of a hundred (used in combination with other numerals). For example: “Two hundred pages”; “five hundred miles.”

Phrases

• “A hundred times” - used to emphasize a large number of repetitions or occurrences. For example: “I’ve told you a hundred times not to do that!”
• “Hundred-percent” - indicating the complete or full amount of something. For example: “He put in a hundred-percent effort into his project.”
• “In the hundreds” - referring to a number that is several hundred but not exact. Example: “Attendance at the rally was in the hundreds.”

Example Sentences

• Numeral: “She scored a perfect hundred on her math exam.”
• Noun: “The school organized a hundred-mile charity walk.”
• Adjective: “We received several hundred applications for the job opening.”

Synonyms

• Centum (archaic)
• One hundred
• A hundred
• Numerous (when used in a sense of ‘a large unspecified number’)