1. the number 1,000
2. a very large number of something
Usage: informal

1. being 1,000 in number

Examples

• The book has over a thousand pages.
• She counted to one thousand.
• Thousands of people attended the concert.
• I’ve told you a thousand times to clean your room.
• The population reached ten thousand last year.
• A thousand dollars is a lot of money for a teenager.
• There were a thousand reasons to celebrate.