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grand

grand

34 4.9
A thousand dollars or pounds used informally
  • noun
  • /ɡrænd/
  • UK
translation icon : mil dólares
  • I was surprised to win two grand in the lottery last week.
  • a hundred grand
  • ten grand
  • get a grand

So did I bet a couple grand that Trump would win?

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Examples

  • All I need is a lousy 20 grand so I can get us to the Olympics.

  • It's 10 grand we're talking about here.

  • Well, I thought I had it bought for two grand, OK.

  • So did I bet a couple grand that Trump would win?

  • That 50 grand could really change things for me.

  • 20 grand says you are.

  • Ten grand is a decent break, where I come from.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • She gave me the three grand and changed my career.

  • Five grand will get me out of debt and get me some new togs.

  • I sent Bobo ten grand of my own money, like it was the winnings from my bets.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

thousand
vsgrand
1.0

A group of 1,000 things

is used for money amounts in casual speech rather than general counting
1000
vsgrand
1.0

A number equal to ten times one hundred

is used to mean that money value in informal contexts rather than the numeral
one thousand
vsgrand
26 1.0

A number equal to 1,000

refers to that amount specifically in money and in informal speech
chiliad
vsgrand
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of one thousand things

is the informal money term rather than an archaic numerical word

Compounds

grand jury
  • Formal
259 6.2

A group of citizens who decide if there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime

33 1.7

A very large steep valley carved by the Colorado River in northern Arizona

28 4.7

An important car race like a Formula One event

grand theft
  • Formal
20 6.8

Taking valuable things without permission that are worth a lot of money

20 2.7

The final amount after adding and subtracting everything

19 5.1

A very large, ambitious plan with many parts to achieve big goals

11 4.8

A guided visit showing the main parts of a building or place

grand larceny
  • Formal
8 7.9

Stealing things worth more than a set amount counts as a serious crime

8 3.0

A large piano shaped like a wing with a rich sound

grand mal
  • Specialized
6 7.4

A severe epileptic seizure that makes a person lose consciousness and have strong body jerks

grand slam
  • Jargon
4 6.6

Winning every trick in one hand of bridge

4 4.8

A small grand piano that fits in small rooms

4 4.0

A bold, exciting plan to do something new

3 5.1

A big plan for the future to make a large change

A French orange-flavored sweet alcoholic drink used in desserts and cocktails

2 4.0

A large S-shaped waterway that runs through Venice and is lined with old buildings

A small piano with a curved lid like a large piano that fits in a home

grand dragon
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A senior Ku Klux Klan leader in charge of a state or region

A chief church official who ran trials for heresy in Spain or Portugal

grand tour
  • Archaic
1 9.3

A long trip through Europe to learn about art and culture, popular in the 1700s

1 5.9

A large serious musical show in which all the words are sung

grand duchess
  • Formal
1 8.2

A royal woman with high rank who is the wife of a grand duke or holds the title herself

1 9.9

A play or film with shocking bloody scenes meant to frighten the audience

1 4.4

A large important event with ceremony and celebration

Grand Lama
  • Archaic
1 8.4

The main Buddhist leader of Tibet who was once its political ruler, often the Dalai Lama

A famous horse race held each year in Liverpool, England with big fences

concert grand
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A very large piano used by professionals in concert halls

grand duke
  • Formal
1 7.9

A man who rules a territory and ranks below a king

grand fromage
  • Informal
1 8.9

An important person in charge who people call jokingly

An important success that shows great skill and effort

A national park in northwest Wyoming with tall rocky mountains and wild animals

1 9.9

A main Islamic religious leader who decides how religious law should be followed in a country

A country ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess

A small country in northwestern Europe between France, Belgium and Germany that is famous for banks

A Russian state from the Middle Ages with Moscow as its capital that is the beginning of modern Russia

7.9

A tall fir tree that grows on the Pacific coast with long curved branches and dark green needles

A long waterway in eastern China built to move goods and water

A large park in northern Arizona that contains the Grand Canyon

A name for the state of Arizona that refers to the Grand Canyon

9.6

A gymnastics move on the horizontal bar where you swing all the way around with your body straight

grand mal epilepsy
  • Specialized
5.0

Severe seizures that make a person lose consciousness and have strong body jerks

grand poobah
  • Slang
9.9

A joking name for a person who has great power in a group

A grandmother who is called by the French word

5.1

A small piano for home use that has a rich sound

parlor grand
  • Archaic
6.8

A small piano with strings that lie flat, for homes and small rooms

A European war from 1689 to 1697 when France fought a group of other countries

How Much

multimillion
1 3.6
grand
  • UK
34 4.9
ten dollar bill
  • US
3 1.0
dollar
589 1.0

Surface Forms

grand singular
grands plural

Etymology

Grand for a thousand comes from the French word grand meaning 'large' or 'great', and people began using it to mean a large sum of money. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'a grand' as a 'big' amount, one thousand dollars.