grand prize? "I won the ten million-dollar grand prize" I think "Grand" means thousand! and "won the grand prize" means "got the top prize" so then, Does it mean that I got a ten million dollar whi

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grand prize? "I won the ten million-dollar grand prize" I think "Grand" means thousand! and "won the grand prize" means "got the top prize" so then, Does it mean that I got a ten million dollar which is the top prize in the lottery? or got a billion dollar?

4 янв. 2018 г., 13:34

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Hi James You are right that 'grand' is slang for a thousand. And also that 'grand' (when it's not used as slang) can mean great/big/luxury/special or 'top'. In this case it means 'top'. 'Grand' and 'prize' often go together a form a unit of meaning. You might have heard of 'Grand Prix', which is actually a French term but we use it in English, when people talk about Formula 1 races? So in this case it's a 10 million dollar prize. Hope this helps. Chris

4 января 2018 г.

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