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Hundred Definition & Meaning

1. A numerical value equal to ten times ten.

Example: There are one hundred cents in a dollar.

2. A group or set of one hundred things.

Example: The teacher handed out a hundred worksheets to the class.

3. A measure of quantity or amount, often used to indicate a large number.

Example: The store sold hundreds of products every day.

4. A term used in cricket to refer to a score of one hundred runs by a batsman.

Example: The player celebrated his century with a fist pump.

5. A term used in military or police forces to refer to a unit of one hundred personnel.

Example: The commander led a hundred soldiers into battle.

Examples of the word hundred used in sentences.

  • The bakery sells over a hundred croissants every day.
  • It takes me a hundred steps to walk to the grocery store.
  • I have a hundred pencils in my pencil case.
  • My grandparents have been married for over a hundred years.
  • I can count up to a hundred in Spanish.
  • I need a hundred dollars to buy a new laptop charger.
  • The restaurant can seat up to a hundred customers at a time.
  • The marathon runner crossed the finish line after running for nearly two hundred minutes.
  • My great-grandfather lived to be over a hundred years old.
  • I have to read a hundred pages for my history assignment.
  • The temperature outside is well above a hundred degrees Fahrenheit.
  • She donated a hundred dollars to the local animal shelter last month.
  • I have to study hundred pages of the textbook for my upcoming exam.
  • The company's profits increased by several hundred percent from last year.
  • There were over a hundred guests at the wedding reception.
  • She has a collection of over a hundred antique vases that she's gathered from around the world.
  • Last year, the company donated several hundred dollars to a local charity organization.
  • The pandemic has made it difficult to celebrate important milestones with a hundred people in attendance.
  • It's been a hundred years since the first flight but aviation still fascinates us.
  • Despite the fact that the journey was long, he managed to read a hundred pages of his book.
  • The concert hall was filled to capacity, with over a hundred eager fans waiting for the performance to begin.
  • After analyzing hundreds of data points, the research team discovered a significant correlation between stress and heart disease.
  • With a net worth of several hundred million dollars, the CEO was one of the wealthiest people in the country.
  • Despite studying for hours, the student still struggled with the complex math problem that required calculating with numbers in the hundreds.
  • The doctor estimated that the patient would need at least a hundred more days of physical therapy before making a full recovery.
  • It will take me a hundred years to repay the monstrous loan I took out for my business.
  • I've read hundreds of books on the subject, but none have been as informative as this one.
  • The small town I grew up in only had a few hundred inhabitants, but it was the best place to raise a family.
  • I'm not going to risk my life for a couple hundred dollars, it's not worth it.
  • The company made a hundred million dollar profit this year, a staggering achievement.
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