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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
thou•sand /ˈθaʊzənd/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -sands, (as after a numeral) -sand, adj. 
n. [countable]
  1. a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 1000 or M.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.
  4. Mathematics thousands:
    • the numbers between 1000 and 999,999, as in referring to money.
    • a great number or amount:Thousands came to see him at his first concert.
  5. Also called ˈthou•sand's ˌplace. 
    • Mathematics(in a mixed number) the position of the fourth digit to the left of the decimal point.
    • Mathematics(in a whole number) the position of the fourth digit from the right.

adj. 
  1. amounting to 1000 in number.
thou•sandth, adj. 
    See hundred.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
thou•sand  (thou′zənd),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sands, (as after a numeral) -sand, adj. 
n. 
  1. a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 1000 or M.
  3. Mathematics thousands. the numbers between 1000 and 999,999, as in referring to an amount of money:Property damage was in the thousands.
  4. a great number or amount.
  5. Also, thou′sand's place′. 
    • Mathematics(in a mixed number) the position of the fourth digit to the left of the decimal point.
    • Mathematics(in a whole number) the position of the fourth digit from the right.

adj. 
  1. amounting to 1000 in number.
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English thūsend; cognate with Dutch duizend, Old High German dūsunt, Old Norse thūsund, Gothic thūsindi

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thousand / ˈθaʊzənd/
  1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
    See also number1
  2. a numeral, 1000, 103, M, etc, representing this number
  3. (often plural) a very large but unspecified number, amount, or quantity
  4. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 1000 units
  1. amounting to a thousand
  2. (as pronoun): a thousand is hardly enough
Related adjective(s): millenary
Etymology: Old English thūsend; related to Old Saxon thūsind, Old High German thūsunt, Old Norse thūsund
'ten thousand' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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