hundred

Ten times ten

Hundred is the number 100, ten times ten.

It serves as a basic unit for counting and measuring: a hundred dollars, a hundred years.

In the plural, hundreds indicates a large but indefinite quantity: Hundreds of people showed up.

A hundred percent means completely or totally: I'm a hundred percent certain.

Historically, a hundred was also an administrative subdivision in English counties.

completeness

percent

Rate per hundred

entire · perfect · absolute · complete · maximum · entirety · wholeness · perfection · flawless

numeral

digit

Single numeric character

ordinal · decimal · arithmetic · counting · calculation · percentage · fraction · multiply · divide · addition

quantity

dozen

Group of twelve

  • scoreNumerical standing in competition
  • grossTotal before subtractions
  • fiftyFive tens combined

thousand · ninety · eighty · seventy · sixty · forty · thirty · twenty · pair · triple

milestone

century

Hundred-year span

birthday · celebration · commemoration · landmark · achievement · threshold · benchmark

currency

dollar

Basic U.S. currency unit

  • euroShared continental currency
  • yenPersistent strong craving
  • rupeeIndian monetary unit

peso · pound · franc · bill · note · banknote · Benjamin · denomination · cash · change

idiom

long shot

Unlikely to succeed

Categories
Opposites
quantity/amount

hundrednone

Not a single one

zero · nothing · one · few · pittance

symbolic completeness

hundredzero

Numerical absence of quantity

nothing · fraction · part · incomplete · partial

Phrases
Family

hundreds, hundredth, hundredfold, hundredths, hundredweight, hundredweights

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G