English
hundred
see also: Hundred
Hundred is used only for a final double zero
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈhandrɛd/
Noun
  1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for 00.
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").

Pronunciation
  • enPR: hŭnʹdrəd, hŭnʹdrĭd, IPA: /ˈhʌndɹəd/, /ˈhʌndɹɪd/
  • (mostly nonstandard) IPA: /ˈhʌndɚd/, /ˈhʌnd͡ʒɚd/
Numeral
  1. A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.
    hundreds of places, hundreds of thousands of faces
    a hundred, one hundred
    nineteen hundred, one thousand nine hundred
  2. (24-hour clock) The pronunciation of “00” for the two digits denoting the minutes.
Synonyms Translations Noun

hundred (plural hundreds)

  1. A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
  2. (historical) An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12,000 acres.
  3. (by extension, historical) Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire
  4. (cricket) A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman.
    He made a hundred in the historic match.
Synonyms Translations Translations
Hundred
Noun
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