noun🔗ShareA hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros)."The car dealer only accepted hundreds for the down payment, so I had to go to the bank and withdraw cash. "amountbusinessfinanceeconomyassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12,000 acres."The historical documents mentioned several hundreds in Sussex, each theoretically capable of supporting one hundred families and covering a large area of farmland. "historygovernmentgeographyareastateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire"In colonial Jamaica, the island was divided into parishes, which were further subdivided into hundreds for local administration, mirroring the English system. "historyareagovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman."He made a hundred in the historic match."sportachievementnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading