thousand

thousand is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

though - thousand - three

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈθaʊznd/
• SAMPA: /"TaUznd/

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Determiner

Determiner thousand

1. (number) (indefinite) (plural) (count) (ordinal thousandth) The number 1,000.

   Julius Caesar lived about two thousand years ago.

Noun

Singular thousand

Plural thousands

1. The number 1,000.

   Ten hundreds is a thousand.