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The number or sum of 100,000, often regarded as a milestone or a large amount.
Das erste Hunderttausend auf dem Sparkonto ist am schwersten zu erreichen.
The first hundred thousand in a savings account is the hardest to reach.
The word is a simple compound of the numbers 'Hundert' (hundred) and 'Tausend' (thousand). It refers to the number 100,000 as a unit.
Für den Bau des Hauses fehlten noch hunderttausend Euro.
They were still short one hundred thousand euros for building the house.
When the number 100,000 appears as the subject or object in a sentence, it is treated as a noun: it is capitalized and used with an article, usually 'das' (the).
Das Hunderttausend ist eine beeindruckende Zahl.
The hundred thousand is an impressive number.
The expression 'in die Hunderttausende gehen' means that an amount or number is very high and reaches or exceeds this range. It is often used for costs or visitor numbers.
Die Kosten für die Renovierung gehen in die Hunderttausende.
The costs for the renovation run into the hundreds of thousands.
million
'die Million' and 'das Hunderttausend' both refer to large numbers or large amounts of money. But the difference is important: one million is 1,000,000, while Hunderttausend is 100,000. So one million is ten times as much as Hunderttausend. Learners may confuse the words because both express very large amounts and come up in conversations about money, inhabitants, or goals. When precision matters, you should check the number in your head: six zeros for die Million, five zeros for Hunderttausend.
Für die kleine Firma ist das erste Hunderttausend im Umsatz ein großer Erfolg.
For the small company, the first hundred thousand in revenue is a major success.
Die neue Brücke kostet mehr als eine Million Euro.
The new bridge costs more than one million euros.