numeral
hundred
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numeral
1
The number 100, following ninety-nine.
"A hundred guests were invited to the wedding."
noun
1
A hundred-dollar (or other currency) bill.
"He slipped the waiter a crisp hundred as a tip."
How to Use Hundred
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe number 100, or informally, a hundred-unit banknote.
Common pairings
a hundred percent
hundreds of people
one hundred
Word Forms
hundreds plural, hundreds plural
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Etymology
From Old English hundred, built from an Indo-European root for "hundred" plus a word meaning "count" or "reckoning."