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thousand

thousand /ˈθaʊzənd/ noun
plural thousands
thousand
/ˈθaʊzənd/
noun
plural thousands
Britannica Dictionary definition of THOUSAND
[count] plural thousand : the number 1,000
thousands [plural] : an amount that is more than 2,000
[count] : a very large number usually plural

a picture is worth a thousand words

see 1worth

bat a thousand

see 2bat

never/not in a thousand years

see year

— thousand

adjective, always used before a noun

— thousands

pronoun

— thousandth

/ˈθaʊzəndθ/ noun, plural thousandths [count]

— thousandth

adjective