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hundred (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin:]
the number 100
　The tree was probably a hundred years old.
two/three/four etc hundred
　I make nine hundred dollars a week.
　a journey of 15 hundred miles
hundreds of people/years/pounds etc
　Hundreds of people were reported killed or wounded.
a very large number of things or people
a hundred
　They've had this argument a hundred times before.
hundreds of sth
　He's had hundreds of girlfriends.
a/one hundred percent
spoken a) completely
　I'm not a hundred percent sure where she lives.
b) BrE completely well
　I'm still not really feeling a hundred per cent.
give a hundred percent
also give a hundred and ten percent
to do everything you can in order to achieve something
　Everyone on the team gave a hundred percent.
[C] a piece of paper money that is worth 100 dollars or 100 pounds
　Can you change a hundred for five twenties?
-- hundredth adj
　her hundredth birthday
-- hundredth n [C]