one hundred ten
- numeral
- US
:
ciento diez
- There were exactly one hundred ten students present at the assembly this morning.
Examples
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The building is one hundred ten years old, making it one of the oldest in town.
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She counted one hundred ten dollars in her wallet before leaving the store.
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There are one hundred ten students in the class.
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The house sold for one hundred ten thousand dollars.
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She counted one hundred ten dollars in her wallet before leaving the store.
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There are exactly one hundred ten students present at the assembly this morning.
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The house sold for one hundred ten thousand dollars.
Synonyms
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1.0
A number equal to one hundred and ten
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase denotes a regular numeric composition: one (1) + hundred (×100) + ten (10) = 110, so a learner who knows the constituent numerals and basic counting rules can derive the meaning. Numeric expressions are highly compositional and follow predictable rules in English (even if some dialects insert 'and'), making this immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
One hundred ten paints a simple counting picture: you have one hundred things and then add ten more. So it means 'ten more than one hundred' and is 'the number 110'.