Definitions for billion

Definitions for (noun) billion

Main entry: one thousand million, 1000000000, billion

Definition: the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros


Main entry: one million million, billion, 1000000000000

Definition: 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


Main entry: million, trillion, gazillion, billion, zillion, jillion

Definition: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

Usage: there were millions of flies


Definitions for (adj) billion

Main entry: billion

Definition: denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States


Main entry: billion

Definition: denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain


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