Defenition of the word billion

• Defenition of the word billion

  • (U.S.) denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units; (Britain) denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units
  • (in Britain) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
  • (in the United States) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
  • the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
  • 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
  • denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
  • denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain
  • a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

Synonyms for the word billion

• • 1000000000
  • 1000000000000
  • a billion
  • gazillion
  • jillion
  • million
  • one million million
  • one thousand million
  • trillion
  • zillion

Similar words in the billion

• • cardinal

Hyponyms for the word billion

• • milliard

Hypernyms for the word billion

• • large indefinite amount
  • large indefinite quantity
  • large integer

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