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The number equivalent to the product of ten and ten
“On Saturday morning, I slipped into and out of a top-secret area of the lab while guards sat, unaware, less than a hundred yards away.”
A hundred-dollar bill, especially US
“He handed me a hundred for the product.”
(cricket) A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman
“The young batsman made a hundred.”
A significant or considerable amount
“My dear girl, I have told you a hundred times, that is not how you fold a petticoat.”
(historical) An administrative subdivision of southern English counties
“Now Childrey is in Wantage Hundred, and if my topography of the Domesday Hundred is correct, no part can be in any other hundred.”
Pertaining or relating to a hundred
“Mustad and Son, the famous Norwegian hookmakers, have published a book in English to celebrate their hundred anniversary.”
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