1. the numbers from 100 to 999, or the digit position representing multiples of one hundred
2. very many; a large but indefinite number
Usage: informal
3. plural of hundred; groups or sets of one hundred

Examples

• The temperature reached into the hundreds during the heat wave.
• She scored in the low hundreds on her SAT.
• There were hundreds of people at the concert.
• I’ve told you hundreds of times to clean your room.
• The company sold hundreds of units last month.
• Hundreds of birds migrated south for the winter.
• The book has hundreds of pages to read.