hundred
noun
- geographic division formerly used in certain countries
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L337425 on Wikidata ↗- the number 100
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ / /-dɹɪd/ / /ˈhʌnd͡ʒɹəd/
noun
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, Danish hundred.
- 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.
- 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.
“He made a hundred in the historic match.”
num
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, Danish hundred.
- A numerical value equal to 100 (10²), occurring after ninety-nine.
“hundreds of thousands of faces.”
“a/one hundred”
- The pronunciation of “00” for the two digits denoting the minutes.
““Okay. You head over to City Hall East. I'll meet you there. The briefing starts at eleven hundred, sharp.””