hundred

/ˈhʌnəɹt/

UK: /-dɹɪd/

hundred

English Num Top 1,061

American (Amy) (medium)

Female 0.9s

American (Ryan) (medium)

Male 0.5s

American (Lessac) (medium)

Female 0.7s

Definition

A numerical value equal to 100 (10²), occurring after ninety-nine.

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.

Example Sentences

"hundreds of thousands of faces."
"a/one hundred"
"A few hundred pounds' worth of chicken and serveral dozen eggs."