Tag: million

The word is derived from the early Italian millione , from mille, “thousand”, plus the augmentative suffix -one. or M and MM , mm, or mn in financial contexts.



The million is sometimes used in the English language as a metaphor for a very large number, as in “Not in a million years” and “You’re one in a million”, or a hyperbole, as in “I’ve walked a million miles” and “You’ve asked a million-dollar question”.