hundred

noun

hun·​dred ˈhən-drəd 

-dərd

plural hundreds or hundred

1

: a number equal to 10 times 10 see Table of Numbers

2

hundreds plural

a

: the numbers 100 to 999

b

: a great number

hundreds of times

3

: a 100-dollar bill

4

: a subdivision of some English and American counties

hundred adjective

hundredfold

ˈhən-drəd-ˌfōld 

-dərd-

adjective or adverb

hundredth

ˈhən-drədth 

-drətth

adjective or noun

Synonyms

• abundance
• barrel
• basketful
• boatload
• bucket
• bunch
• bundle
• bushel
• carload
• chunk
• deal
• dozen
• fistful
• gobs
• good deal
• heap
• lashings [chiefly British]
• lashins
• loads
• lot
• mass
• mess
• mountain
• much
• multiplicity
• myriad
• oodles
• pack
• passel
• peck
• pile
• plateful
• plenitude
• plentitude
• plenty
• pot
• potful
• profusion
• quantity
• raft
• reams
• scads
• sheaf
• shipload
• sight
• slew
• spate
• stack
• store
• ton
• truckload
• volume
• wad
• wealth
• yard

Examples of hundred in a Sentence

it seems like we've answered this question hundreds of times

Recent Examples on the Web

Rashad Shabazz, a historical cultural geographer at Arizona State University, helped bring hundreds of signs, posters and artwork from the protests to Phoenix in 2024. —N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 25 May 2025

On Thursday, the council approved a $14-billion annual budget that would cut police hiring in half, while sparing hundreds of other city workers from layoffs. —David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025

Since weed seeds are so easily distributed by wind and animals, every square inch of soil inevitably contains hundreds of seeds. —Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025

Channel her look with this tote bag from Amazon, which comes in 22 colors and patterns and has amassed hundreds of five-star ratings. —Averi Baudler, People.com, 24 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English, from hund hundred + -red (akin to Goth rathjo account, number); akin to Latin centum hundred, Greek hekaton, Old English tien ten — more at ten, reason entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing hundred

• hundred-percenter
• ninety-nine times out of a hundred

Kids Definition

hundred

noun

hun·​dred ˈhən-drəd 

-dərd

plural hundreds or hundred

1

: a number equal to 10 times 10 see number

2

: a very large number

hundreds of times

3

: a 100-dollar bill

gave me change for a hundred

hundred adjective