hundredth

/ˈhʌndrədθ/
adjective
  1. Coming after the ninety-ninth in a series; the ordinal form of one hundred.
    • She celebrated her hundredth birthday with a big party.
    • This is the hundredth time I've told you to clean your room.
    • The company is preparing for its hundredth anniversary next year.
Synonyms
noun
  1. One of one hundred equal parts of something; a hundredth part.
    • The recipe calls for a hundredth of a gram of saffron.
    • He only owns a hundredth of the business, so his vote doesn't count for much.
    • A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter.
  2. The person or thing in the hundredth position in a sequence.
    • The hundredth to finish the race received a small prize.
    • She was the hundredth customer, so she won a free shopping spree.
    • The hundredth on the list was the last one to be called.
adverb
  1. In the hundredth place in a list or order.
    • He finished hundredth in the marathon, but he was just happy to complete it.
    • The team ranked hundredth out of two hundred schools in the competition.
    • She came in hundredth in the spelling bee, but she learned a lot.
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