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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.
