1,000,000
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
100,000,000
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW ENGLISH CAPITALISTS GOT A FOOTHOLD.
accountedverbUS /əˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
accumulatedadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd/
periodically accumulated over time
From this reading Not only our own people have made these vast fortunes, but hundreds of foreigners have accumulated immense wealth in this country, and now hold it.
amassedverbUS /əˈmæst/
past form of “amass” — collect or gather
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To give an idea of the immensity of these fortunes, I will call the attention of the reader to some well-known facts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading To give an idea of the immensity of these fortunes, I will call the attention of the reader to some well-known facts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading To give an idea of the immensity of these fortunes, I will call the attention of the reader to some well-known facts.
CAPITALISTSnounUS /ˈkæpətəlɪsts/
plural of “capitalist” — a conservative advocate of capitalism
From this reading HOW ENGLISH CAPITALISTS GOT A FOOTHOLD.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Not only our own people have made these vast fortunes, but hundreds of foreigners have accumulated immense wealth in this country, and now hold it.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading HOW ENGLISH CAPITALISTS GOT A FOOTHOLD.
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading To give an idea of the immensity of these fortunes, I will call the attention of the reader to some well-known facts.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
FOOTHOLDnounUS /ˈfʊthoʊld/
an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
From this reading HOW ENGLISH CAPITALISTS GOT A FOOTHOLD.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
foreignersnounUS /ˈfɔːrənərz/
plural of “foreigner” — a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading Not only our own people have made these vast fortunes, but hundreds of foreigners have accumulated immense wealth in this country, and now hold it.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading HOW ENGLISH CAPITALISTS GOT A FOOTHOLD.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Not only our own people have made these vast fortunes, but hundreds of foreigners have accumulated immense wealth in this country, and now hold it.
HOW
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW ENGLISH CAPITALISTS GOT A FOOTHOLD.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To give an idea of the immensity of these fortunes, I will call the attention of the reader to some well-known facts.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
immensitynoun
unusual largeness in size or extent or number
From this reading To give an idea of the immensity of these fortunes, I will call the attention of the reader to some well-known facts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
immediately past
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
millionairesnounUS /ˌmɪljəˈnerz/
plural of “millionaire” — a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
millionsnounUS /ˈmɪljənz/
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Not only our own people have made these vast fortunes, but hundreds of foreigners have accumulated immense wealth in this country, and now hold it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
and nothing more
From this reading Not only our own people have made these vast fortunes, but hundreds of foreigners have accumulated immense wealth in this country, and now hold it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Not only our own people have made these vast fortunes, but hundreds of foreigners have accumulated immense wealth in this country, and now hold it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Not only our own people have made these vast fortunes, but hundreds of foreigners have accumulated immense wealth in this country, and now hold it.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
phenomenonnounUS /fəˈnɑːmənɑːn/
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
rangingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪndʒɪŋ/
wandering freely
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading To give an idea of the immensity of these fortunes, I will call the attention of the reader to some well-known facts.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To give an idea of the immensity of these fortunes, I will call the attention of the reader to some well-known facts.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Not only our own people have made these vast fortunes, but hundreds of foreigners have accumulated immense wealth in this country, and now hold it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not only our own people have made these vast fortunes, but hundreds of foreigners have accumulated immense wealth in this country, and now hold it.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Not only our own people have made these vast fortunes, but hundreds of foreigners have accumulated immense wealth in this country, and now hold it.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Not only our own people have made these vast fortunes, but hundreds of foreigners have accumulated immense wealth in this country, and now hold it.
well-knownadjectiveUS /ˈwelˈnoʊn/
widely or fully known
From this reading To give an idea of the immensity of these fortunes, I will call the attention of the reader to some well-known facts.
which person or people
From this reading There are thousands, if not millions, of people in the United States who, if asked how they accounted for the fact that there are so many millionaires in the United States, could not give us a satisfactory explanation of the phenomenon.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To give an idea of the immensity of these fortunes, I will call the attention of the reader to some well-known facts.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
a late time of life
From this reading It is a fact that there are hundreds who have amassed fortunes ranging from $1,000,000 to $100,000,000 each, within the last thirty years, and but very few people have any idea how they have made such immense fortunes in so short a time.
