The number 100.
The ticket costs a hundred dollars.
There were two hundred people at the event.
Common phrases & grammar
a hundred dollars · one hundred percent · a hundred years · two hundred people
a hundred + plural noun
two hundred + plural noun
American English
/ˈhən.dɹɪd̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
The number 100.
In “hundred,” the middle can sound different. You may hear the fuller form /ˈhəndɹɪd/ or the shorter forms /ˈhənɚd/ and /ˈhəndɚd/; all are common in American English.
The number 100.
The ticket costs a hundred dollars.
There were two hundred people at the event.
a hundred dollars · one hundred percent · a hundred years · two hundred people
a hundred + plural noun
two hundred + plural noun
A large number of people or things, without saying the exact number.
Hundreds of fans waited outside.
The storm caused hundreds of problems.
hundreds of people · hundreds of dollars · hundreds of years · hundreds of miles
hundreds of + plural noun
completely; with complete agreement or certainty
I agree one hundred percent.
After an exact number, use hundred without -s: two hundred, not two hundreds. Use hundreds of for a large, inexact number.