megamillion

English

Etymology

From mega- +‎ million.

Noun

megamillion (plural megamillions)

1. (informal) A great number of millions.

Usage notes

The word does not come from the SI prefix mega-. Thus the word means "a great number of millions", not a thousand million or a million million. The noun is mainly used attributively.

Related terms

• million
• megamillionaire

See also

• supermillion
• supermillionaire
• multimillion
• multimillionaire
• billion
• billionaire