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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.

Roget 98: five, cinque [Fr.], quint, quincux; six, half-a-dozen, half dozen; seven; eight; nine, three times three; dicker; ten, decade; ... show more

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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