the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten (in Roman numerals, C written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 100,000 items or units
hundred thousand: (in Roman numerals, C written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 100,000 items or units
hundred thousand
Hyphenation
hun·dred thou·sand
Turkish pronunciation
hʌndrıd thauzın
Pronunciation
/ˈhəndrəd ˈᴛʜouzən/ /ˈhʌndrəd ˈθaʊzən/
Etymology
[ 'h&n-dr&d, -d&rd ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English, from hund hundred + -red ; akin to Latin centum hundred, Greek hekaton, Old English tien ten; more at TEN, REASON.