million
UK: ˈmɪljən | US: ˈmɪljən
n. 1. The number equivalent to one thousand thousand (1,000,000).
n. 2. (informal) An extremely large but unspecified number or quantity.
The word "million" originates from Old French million, derived from Italian milione, which combines mille (Latin for "thousand") with the augmentative suffix -one. The term was coined to represent "a great thousand" (i.e., a thousand thousands) in medieval commerce. The Latin root mille persists in modern words like "millennium" (a thousand years) and "millimeter" (one-thousandth of a meter). The suffix -ion here functions as a noun-forming element, emphasizing magnitude.
The company earned over a million dollars in profit last year.
She has a million reasons to be happy about her promotion.
The city's population is nearly two million.
It feels like there are a million tasks to complete before the deadline.
The lottery winner became a millionaire overnight.