Definition

Examples

• "You know there are thousands of cases of workplace sexual harassment in the States every year."
• "Cheryl : But we would be willing to purchase five hundred thousand units up front, with more to follow."
• "Do I hear 8 thousand?"
• "Three thousand and thirty three, you are like a son to me."
• "Bruno : Except give you hundreds of thousands of dollars!"
• "We handle billions of dollars and perform thousands of transactions every day."
• "Philip : Thirty thousand ey?"
• "Mr. Kawasaki : Mr. Cheeter, Kawasaki Cosmetics would be honored to purchase one hundred thousand units."
• "Icarus : One hundred thousand four hundred sixty four, one hundred thousand four hundred sixty five, one hundred thousand four hundred sixty six..."
• "For example, in 2006, the company sponsored the planting of thousands of trees to compensate for carbon emissions caused by our activities."
• "One million, four hundred and fifty-six thousand, eight hundred and ninety-five!"
• "Now Moira, I want you to guess where I am. I will give you a clue, I am surrounded by a thousand samba dancers in sparkling costumes."
• "Icarus : Umhh, one hundred thousand and... Damn it!"
• "As some of you are no doubt aware, May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, is this Friday, and apparently a few thousand people will be celebrating with a mass protest on the streets of San Francisco."
• "45 thousand dollars!"
• "Auctioneer : We have 45 thousand dollars for this remarkable painting?"
• "Two hundred thousand units... Three hundred thousand."
• "14 thousand..."
• "12 thousand to you sir."