Etimology
From Middle English hundred, from Old English hundred, from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (“count”), a neuter variant of *radō (“row, line, series”). Compare West Frisian hûndert, Dutch honderd, Low German hunnert, hunnerd, German Hundert, Danish hundred.
numeral
hundred (plural hundreds)
A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.
(24-hour clock) The pronunciation of “00” for the two digits denoting the minutes.
Examples
hundreds of places, hundreds of thousands of faces
a hundred, one hundred
nineteen hundred, one thousand nine hundred
“Okay. You head over to City Hall East. I’ll meet you there. The briefing starts at eleven hundred, sharp.”
Related words
synonyms
(numerical): cent (obsolete, except in per cent), one hundred
noun
hundred (plural hundreds)
A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
(historical) An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12,000 acres.
(by extension, historical) Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire
(cricket) A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman.
Examples
He made a hundred in the historic match.
Related words
synonyms
(collection of 100 things): centuplet; centenary (obsolete)
(US hundred-dollar bill): Franklin, yard, c-note
(administrative division): barony (Ireland), see also riding, wapentake, rape, commote (Wales)
(cricket: hundred runs): century
hypernyms
(administrative division): See county and tithing
hyponyms
(administrative division): See carucate (1⁄100 hundred & for smaller divisions)