hun·dred 
/ˈhʌndrəd/ noun
plural hun·dreds /ˈhʌndrəd/ noun 1 plural hundred [count] : the number 100
▪ a/one hundred (of them) ▪ a hundred and one = one hundred and one = (chiefly US) a hundred one [=101] ▪ two/several hundred (of them) 2 hundreds [plural] a : an amount that is more than 200
▪ Hundreds (and hundreds) (of them) came. = They came in the hundreds. = (chiefly Brit) They came in their hundreds.
b — used to refer to a specified century ▪ The bridge was built some time in the sixteen-hundreds. [=the 1600s; the 17th century] 3 [count] : a very large number — usually plural ▪ I've seen that movie hundreds of times. [=many times] 4 [count] US : a hundred-dollar bill : a bill that is worth 100 dollars
▪ Can you give me change for a hundred? ▪ He paid with a couple of hundreds.
▪ a/one hundred (of them) ▪ a hundred and one = one hundred and one = (chiefly US) a hundred one [=101] ▪ two/several hundred (of them)
▪ Hundreds (and hundreds) (of them) came. = They came in the hundreds. = (chiefly Brit) They came in their hundreds.
b — used to refer to a specified century ▪ The bridge was built some time in the sixteen-hundreds. [=the 1600s; the 17th century]
▪ Can you give me change for a hundred? ▪ He paid with a couple of hundreds.
ninety-nine times out of a hundred
informal : almost always
▪ Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, you can fix the problem by restarting the computer.
▪ Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, you can fix the problem by restarting the computer.
— hundred adjective always used before a noun
▪ a hundred employees [=100 employees] ▪ several hundred people ▪ We drove a few hundred miles today. ▪ I've seen that movie a hundred times. [=many times]
▪ a hundred employees [=100 employees] ▪ several hundred people ▪ We drove a few hundred miles today. ▪ I've seen that movie a hundred times. [=many times]
— hundreds pronoun
▪ Hundreds (of them) came.
▪ Hundreds (of them) came.
— hun·dredth /ˈhʌndrədθ/ noun, plural hun·dredths [count]
▪ one hundredth of a second = one one-hundredth of a second [=1⁄100 second]
/ˈhʌndrədθ/ noun, plural hun·dredths [count] ▪ one hundredth of a second = one one-hundredth of a second [=1⁄100 second]
— hundredth adjective
▪ the hundredth person to join
▪ the hundredth person to join
— hundredth adverb
▪ the nation's hundredth largest city
▪ the nation's hundredth largest city
