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trillion
[ tril-yuhn ]
noun
- a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
adjective
- amounting to one trillion in number.
trillion
/ ˈٰɪə /
noun
- the number represented as one followed by twelve zeros (10 12); a million million
- (formerly, in Britain) the number represented as one followed by eighteen zeros (10 18); a million million million
- often plural an exceptionally large but unspecified number
determiner
- preceded bya or a numeral
- amounting to a trillion
a trillion stars
- ( as pronoun )
there are three trillion
Derived Forms
- ˈٰDzԳٳ, nounadjective
Other Word Forms
- ٰlDzԳٳ noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of trillion1
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Example Sentences
Toxic behaviors like this make employee resignation 10 times more likely, costing businesses a trillion dollars each year.
Until now the amount of carbon stored by the 1.5 trillion trees in the planet's rainforests has been impossible to calculate.
The richest man in the world, who wants to cut trillions of dollars from the federal government, said he had a special surprise.
Regardless, while hundreds of thousands of people converged on Titletown for the annual player selection, a team in New York continued to sift through hundreds of trillions of potential schedules.
In October, Mr Musk pledged to cut "at least $2 trillion" from the federal government budget.
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