million

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪliən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪljən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(milyən)

Inflections of 'million' (n):
millions
npl (Used without a preceding number—e.g. "This development cost millions of dollars.")
million
npl (Used with a preceding number—e.g. "The company's value is estimated at $10 million.")
WordReference Collins English Usage © 2025
million
A million or one million is the number 1,000,000.
Profits for 2010 were over $100 million.
Be careful
Don't add ‘-s’ to the word million when you put another number in front of it. Don't say, for example, ‘five millions dollars’. Say ‘five million dollars’.
Over five million people visit the country every year.
Numbers and fractions
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