billion
noun
1 billion
The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen.
synonyms: 1000000000000, one million million.
Dutch: miljard
Polish: bilion, bln
2 billion
A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole).
synonyms: bazillion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion.
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Dutch: triljoen
3 billion
The number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros.
synonyms: 1000000000, one thousand million.
Dutch: miljard
Polish: miliard, mld
adjective
1 billion
Denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States.
Polish: miliardowy
2 billion
Denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain.
Polish: bilionowy
Moby thesaurus: a billion, a crore, a lakh, a million, a myriad, a nonillion, a quadrillion, a thousand, a zillion, astronomical number, googol, googolplex, infinitude, infinity, jillion, large number, milliard, trillion, zillion.
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