one thousand
Definition
Numeral / Noun:
- The cardinal number equal to 10 x 100; 1,000: The number represented by the numeral 1,000, coming after nine hundred ninety-nine and before one thousand one.
- A specific quantity of one thousand units: Used to denote a count or amount comprising exactly one thousand items.
Adjective:
- Consisting of or amounting to one thousand: Describing a quantity, group, or set that contains 1,000 items or units.
Examples of Usage
As a Numeral/Noun:
- The stadium can hold one thousand spectators.
- She counted to one thousand.
- "One thousand" is written with a comma as 1,000.
As an Adjective:
- The charity raised one thousand dollars.
- He has a collection of one thousand stamps.
Advanced Usage
Used for emphasis or approximation: Often used in hyperbolic or rounded estimates.
- I've told you one thousand times to be careful! (Emphasizing repetition)
- There were one thousand things to do. (Meaning a very large number)
In formal or financial contexts: Used for precision in documents.
- The sum of One Thousand Pounds is hereby agreed upon.
Variants and Related Words
- Thousand (n, adj): The more common, standard form. "One thousand" is often used for clarity, emphasis, or formality, while "thousand" is used with other numbers (e.g., two thousand) or articles (e.g., a thousand).
- Millennium (n): A period of one thousand years.
- Millenary (adj): Relating to a thousand, especially a thousand years.
- Grand (n, slang): Informal term for one thousand units of currency (e.g., ).
Synonyms
- A thousand: The direct synonym, often interchangeable.
- 1K: An informal abbreviation, especially in digital contexts (e.g., ).
- A grand: (Slang, usually for money).
- Ten hundred: A less common, literal construction.
Related Phrases
- One in a thousand: An idiom describing something or someone exceptionally rare or excellent.
- Her kindness makes her one in a thousand.
- By the thousand(s): In very large numbers.
- Protesters arrived by the thousand.
- Thousands upon thousands: An emphatic phrase for an immense, uncountable number.
- Thousands upon thousands of stars were visible.
Adjective
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denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
Noun
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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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