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billion
[ bil-yuhn ]
noun
- a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 9 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 12 zeros.
- a very large number:
I've told you so billions of times.
adjective
- equal in number to a billion.
billion
/ ˈ²úɪ±ôÂáÉ™²Ô /
noun
- one thousand million: it is written as 1Â 000Â 000Â 000 or 10 9
- (formerly, in Britain) one million million: it is written as 1Â 000Â 000Â 000Â 000 or 10 12
- often plural any exceptionally large number
determiner
- preceded by a or a cardinal number
- amounting to a billion
it seems like a billion years ago
- ( as pronoun )
we have a billion here
Derived Forms
- ˈ²ú¾±±ô±ô¾±´Ç²Ô³Ù³ó, adjectivenoun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú¾±±ôl¾±´Ç²Ô³Ù³ó adjective noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of billion1
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Example Sentences
After declaring a national economic emergency on Wednesday, Trump announced new tariffs on billions of dollars of goods of at least 10%.
The Boy Scouts of America, by comparison, agreed to pay $2.46 billion.
US President Donald Trump has announced and imposed a range of tariffs - or import taxes - on billions of dollars worth of goods coming into the US.
The email confirmed Matthew Sharkey was a direct relative of Baby Callum, with a one in 36 billion likelihood of him not being.
The UK food and drink industry exports a couple of billion pounds worth of goods to the US every year, satisfying Americans's taste for specialist products like smoked salmon, Scotch whisky and artisan cheeses.
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