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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
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- one thousand million: it is written as 1 000 000 000 or 10 9
- (formerly, in Britain) one million million: it is written as 1 000 000 000 000 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
- ˈDzԳٳ, adjectivenoun
Other Word Forms
- lDzԳٳ adjective noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of billion1
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Example Sentences
Health has become a defining issue for voters ahead of the nation's election on 3 May, with both of Australia's major parties promising billions of dollars in additional funding.
Q: Congress is considering billions in cuts to Medicaid.
In the 20 years since its creation, YouTube has grown from humble beginnings to billions of videos being watched every day - but can posting videos on the platform offer a viable career?
The group is the most short dollar since September, with bearish bets on the U.S. currency worth about $13.9 billion during the week ended April 22, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
China invests billions of dollars in infrastructure projects across Central and South America.
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