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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
In February, Newsom asked Congress for nearly $40 billion in emergency funding for relief in the wake of January’s devastating Southern California wildfires.
Protests across the U.S. — including one in Westwood — drew attention to President Trump’s cutting of billions of dollars in funding from the National Institutes of Health.
"A 55% drop in shipping through the Red Sea has already cost billions, fuelling regional instability and risking economic security for families in the UK," Healy said in a statement.
With a population of 1.4 billion, China has, in theory, a huge domestic market.
Early this year, the president doubled the amount of damages he was seeking to $20 billion.
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