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THOWZND/ˈθaʊznd/

The number 1,000 is a thousand. A thousand people / two thousand (no s on thousand). Thousands of means a huge number, later. Hundred is 100; thousand is ten hundreds. After nine hundred and ninety-nine.

Meaning

The number 1,000.

Examples

• “A thousand people live in the village.”
• “The hall holds a thousand seats.”
• “Two thousand fans waited at the gate.”

Good to know

a thousand / one thousand. two thousand (no s). Number 1,000.

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