thousand: Meaning and Definition of

thou•sand

1. a cardinal number, 10 times 100.
2. a symbol for this number, as 1000 or M.
3. the numbers between 1000 and 999,999, as in referring to an amount of money: Property damage was in the thousands.
4. a great number or amount.
1. (in a mixed number) the position of the fourth digit to the left of the decimal point.
2. (in a whole number) the position of the fourth digit from the right.

1. amounting to 1000 in number.