Synonym: 1000000, billion, jillion, meg, one thousand thousand, trillion, zillion. Similar words: billion, fill in, brilliant, fulfilling, willingness, portfolio, mild, family. Meaning: ['mɪlɪən] 
n. 1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros 2. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole). adj. (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units.
n. 1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros 2. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole). adj. (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units. 151. Analysts predict the retailer will continue to bleed red ink, with losses topping $180 million.
152. The ousted chairman received a ￡1.5 million payoff from the loss-making oil company.
153. By some calculations, the population will reach 8 million soon.
154. The painting is expected to fetch between two and three million pounds.
155. They're losing $200 000 on this deal, but that's chickenfeed to/for a company with yearly profits of $25 million.
156. His company settled with the American authorities by paying a $200 million fine.
157. The number of fax machines operating around the world has now reached ten million.
158. Spending on research went up from $426 million to $461 million.
159. China has almost 15 million subscribers to satellite and cable television.
160. "Terminator 2" finally made $200 million(sentencedict.com/million.html), which was considered to be the break-even point for the picture.
161. It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty.
162. $500 million worth of art will go on the block.
163. Congress has agreed an $11 million relief package for victims of the hurricane.
164. When you consider that the airline handled 80 million passengers last year, the accident figures are really very small.
165. About ￡50 million from the robbery five years ago is unaccounted for.
166. The painting is expected to fetch at least $20 million.
167. Eleven million bottles of water had to be withdrawn from sale due to a health scare.
168. The city spent $7 million to remove snow and ice from the roads.
169. Within ten years the theme park was turning over ￡20 million.
170. The cost of the devastation could run to ￡6 million.
171. The company rang up sales of $166 million last year.
172. Public expenditure was being stretched to the limit by having to support 3 million unemployed people.
173. Drought and famines have killed up to two million people here.
174. The company recently secured a $20 million contract with Ford.
175. The Japanese were producing over 100 million tons of steel.
176. Police are investigating how £20 million was illegally transferred from/out of the Trust's bank account.
177. Mills is responsible for a budget of over $5 million.
178. The budget includes a ￡7 million carry-over from last year.
179. Her old man left her a few million when he died.
180. Our average margins dropped to 35%, which represents a reduction in gross margins of ￡109 million.