billion
Either of two large amountsEither of two large amounts: A thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000²): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10⁹.
» There are billions of stars in the sky.
В небе миллиарды звезд.
В небі міліарди зірок.
Meaning
3 sensesEither of two large amounts:
(US)A thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000²): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10⁹.
Milliarde
миллиа́рдmilliárd, биллио́нbillión
мілья́рдmilʹjárd
(dated)A million million (logic: 1,000,000²): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (10¹²); a thousand milliard.
Billion
триллио́нtrillión
(colloquial, excessive)An unspecified very large number.
Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion
There were billions of people at the concert.
Examples
258 sentencesThere are billions of stars in the sky.
В небі міліарди зірок.
ruВ небе миллиарды звезд.
The plan announced Tuesday calls for $54 billion in tax cuts.
What would you do if you had a billion dollars?
ruЧто бы ты стал делать, если бы у тебя был миллиард долларов?
Our company has annual sales of a billion yen.
deUnser Unternehmen hat einen Jahresumsatz von einer Milliarde Yen.
Japan guaranteed a 2 billion yen aid package to developing countries.
deJapan hat Entwicklungsländern ein Hilfspaket von zwei Milliarden Yen zugesichert.
Translations
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Origin
From French billion, equivalent to bi- (“two”) + -illion.From French billion, equivalent to bi- (“two”) + -illion.
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