Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of hundred
"We spent hundreds on groceries last week, which was much more than I had planned for."
In plain English: Hundreds is a way to describe a large group of things that includes at least two hundred but fewer than a thousand.
"Hundreds of people gathered in the park to celebrate the festival."
Usage: Use "hundreds" to indicate an indefinite but large number of items that equals more than two hundred. It functions as a plural noun when standing alone or modifying another noun without a specific number before it.
Derived from Old English hunderte, this plural noun originally referred to groups of one hundred people or things, often used in administrative divisions like electoral districts. It stems directly from the root hund meaning "one hundred.