Meaning & use
hundreds
The place value in a number representing multiples of one hundred, such as the 4 in 428.
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In the number 356, the digit 3 sits in the hundreds place.
Round 748 to the nearest hundred by looking at the digit after the hundreds place.
A note on using this word
Informally, 'hundreds' also means a large but unspecified quantity, as in 'hundreds of people came to the event.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A large but unspecified number, generally understood to be several hundred.
Hundreds of fans lined up outside the stadium before the doors opened.
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