Billion - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbɪljən|  American pronunciation of the word billion
Brit.  |ˈbɪljən|  British pronunciation of the word billion

noun

- 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
- a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) (syn: million, trillion)
- the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

adjective

- 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

Extra examples

We could see a billion stars in the sky.

Billions were needed to improve the urban infrastructure.

The final cost could be as much as one billion dollars.

3.5 billion years ago

Overseas debt is a staggering £16 billion.

Airlines have lost billions of dollars.

A billion stars shone in the night sky.

There are billions of things I want to say.

The project will end up costing the government an estimated 3.5 billion dollars.

Her personal wealth is estimated to be around $10 billion.

The government is facing a deficit of $3 billion.

According to experts' calculations, that star will explode within two billion years.

...the nation had outlaid nearly 20 billion dollars on social programs at that point...

Five billion dollars is peanuts compared to what the government spends each year.

...Hurricane Andrew ravaged Louisiana and Florida in 1992, causing $19 billion in damage....

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