gillion
A thousand million, proposed as an alternative to the British milliard and the US billionA thousand million, proposed as an alternative to the (now little used) British milliard and the (ambiguous, in the UK) US billion.
/ˈɡɪljən/
Meaning
1 senses(UK, rare)A thousand million, proposed as an alternative to the (now little used) British milliard and the (ambiguous, in the UK) US billion.
Origin
From gi(ga)- + -illion. Modelled after million, billion etc. Compare also jillion.From gi(ga)- + -illion. Modelled after million, billion etc. Compare also jillion.
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