grand
- noun
- /ɡrænd/
- UK
- 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?
- So did I bet a couple grand that Trump would win?
- But I was like, that's crazy that I just made three grand like nothing.
- And you will still need to also spend the three grand in three months.
- I couldn't sit back with five grand a month, I couldn't grow.
- I was spending grands on grands, Grands on grands.
- Oh, does your mum and dad know you spent a grand of well, their money on?
- I had really couple grands in the bank account.
- Unless she has spending six grand is very tough.
Examples
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All I need is a lousy 20 grand so I can get us to the Olympics.
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It's 10 grand we're talking about here.
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Well, I thought I had it bought for two grand, OK.
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So did I bet a couple grand that Trump would win?
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That 50 grand could really change things for me.
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20 grand says you are.
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Ten grand is a decent break, where I come from.
Fiction book (1999) -
She gave me the three grand and changed my career.
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Five grand will get me out of debt and get me some new togs.
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I sent Bobo ten grand of my own money, like it was the winnings from my bets.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
A group of 1,000 things
A number equal to ten times one hundred
A number equal to 1,000
A group of one thousand things
Compounds
- Formal
A group of citizens who decide if there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime
- Specialized
A severe epileptic seizure that makes a person lose consciousness and have strong body jerks
A large S-shaped waterway that runs through Venice and is lined with old buildings
- Archaic
A long trip through Europe to learn about art and culture, popular in the 1700s
- Formal
A royal woman with high rank who is the wife of a grand duke or holds the title herself
- Archaic
The main Buddhist leader of Tibet who was once its political ruler, often the Dalai Lama
A national park in northwest Wyoming with tall rocky mountains and wild animals
A main Islamic religious leader who decides how religious law should be followed in a country
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
- US
A tall fir tree that grows on the Pacific coast with long curved branches and dark green needles
- UK
A gymnastics move on the horizontal bar where you swing all the way around with your body straight
- Specialized
Severe seizures that make a person lose consciousness and have strong body jerks
A European war from 1689 to 1697 when France fought a group of other countries
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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.