Grand vs Thousand - What's the difference?

As an adjective grand

is of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal.

As a noun grand

is one thousand dollars (compare G).

As a proper noun Grand

is a commune in France.

As a numeral thousand is

a numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10^{3

grand English

(Webster 1913)

Adjective
(er)

Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal.
a grand mountain
a grand army
a grand mistake
Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, or noble (said of persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime (said of things).
a grand monarch
a grand view
a grand conception
Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
a grand lodge
a grand vizier
a grand piano
Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent -- generally used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
(Ireland, Northern England) fine; lovely

Noun
(grand)

One thousand dollars (compare ).
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(British) One thousand pounds sterling.
(musical instruments) A grand piano

Related terms
* grandeur
* grandiose
* grandiosity
* grandioso

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thousand English

Alternative forms
* Arabic numerals: (see for numerical forms in other scripts)
* Roman numerals: M
* ISO prefix: kilo-
* Exponential notation: 10³

Numeral
(en noun)

(cardinal) A numerical value equal to = 10 × 100 = 10³
The company earned fifty thousand dollars last month.
Many thousands of people came to the conference.

Usage notes
Unlike cardinal numerals up to ninety-nine'', the word ''thousand'' is a noun like ''dozen and needs a determiner to function as a numeral.
* a thousand''' men / one '''thousand''' men / the '''thousand men
* compare a dozen men / one dozen men / the dozen men
* compare ten men / the ten men
Thousand'' can be used also in plurals. It doesn't take ''-s when preceded by a determiner.
* two thousand''' men / some '''thousand men
* thousands''' of men / hundreds of '''thousands of men

Synonyms
* (numerical) a thousand, one thousand
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Derived terms
* hundreds and thousands, mother of thousands, Thousand Islands, thousandfold, thousandth, thousandaire

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