Million dollars vs A million dollars

Both 'million dollars' and 'a million dollars' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Million dollars' is used when referring to an unspecified amount of money in the millions, while 'a million dollars' is used when specifying a precise amount of one million dollars.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to an unspecified amount of money in the millions.

"Million dollars"

This phrase is used when talking about money in the millions without specifying an exact amount.

Examples:

He made millions of dollars from his business.
The company spent millions of dollars on the new project.
She inherited millions of dollars from her grandfather.
The movie grossed millions of dollars at the box office.
They donated millions of dollars to charity.

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According to the San Fransisco Chronicle, more than $2.5 Million dollars has remained unclaimed.
And if that isn't enough, the last week of every month, the prize pool is guaranteed to be $3 Million dollars in the Grand Tournament event!
Million dollars, split right down the center.
If they can find a Million dollars to buy it.
Michael Marcus: He brought his portfolio of 30.000 Dollars to over 80 Million dollars
In 2008, conservancy generated 5.7 million dollars.
Two million dollars compensation is our maximum.
They made their traffickers nearly four million dollars.
Fifty million dollars in additional payroll.
Four million dollars from Jacob and Paul Boudreaux.
The bank was fined 536 million dollars.
It saved him 50 million dollars.
Your father transferred five million dollars to Croatia.
Studios starting at one million dollars.
The key to being four million dollars richer.
A million dollars for your thoughts.
Five million dollars comes once in a lifetime.
Apparently I cost the studio over a million dollars.
At 1 million dollars, ladies and gentlemen.
The non-profit organisation meanwhile achieves turnover of 40 million dollars.

Alternatives:

millions of dollars
several million dollars
many million dollars
countless million dollars
a vast amount of money

This phrase is correct and commonly used when specifying a precise amount of one million dollars.

"A million dollars"

This phrase is used when referring to a specific amount of money equal to one million dollars.

Examples:

He won a million dollars in the lottery.
The house was sold for a million dollars.
She invested a million dollars in the stock market.
The prize for the competition is a million dollars.
They need to raise a million dollars for the project.

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A million dollars for your thoughts.
A million dollars allocated for the lofts project vanished.
Teachers should get paid a million dollars a year.
A million dollars to be exact.
A million dollars sounds fishy to me.
A million dollars isn't cool.
A million dollars to the team that kills him.
A million dollars, as you requested.
A million dollars to be inside of you again.
A million dollars in chains and earrings?
A million dollars, cash or bond.
A million dollars covers a lot of sins.
A million dollars minimum lets you in the race.
A million dollars for the young ones.
A million dollars in an account in Switzerland.
A million dollars for whoever helps me.
A million dollars, a yellow Bentley, and nothing.
A wish for new toys, A million dollars.
A million dollars would give him...
A million dollars in hard cash, go's a long way in Mexico.

Alternatives:

one million dollars
a single million dollars
exactly a million dollars
precisely a million dollars
a sum of one million dollars

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