Meaning

1 senses
  1. (slang)A statistic formed by a player playing some number of minutes, but recording no stats.

More definitions
  • the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
  • the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros in the UK
  • a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

Examples

15 sentences
  1. The current debt limit stands at $15.2 trillion.

    deDie aktuelle Schuldenobergrenze beträgt 15,2 Billionen Dollar. — al_ex_an_der

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  2. One trillion is a very large number.

    ruТриллион - это очень большое число. — marafon

    deEine Billion ist eine sehr große Zahl. — Vortarulo

  3. Galaxies contain from tens of millions to trillions of stars.

    deGalaxien besitzen von einigen zehn Millionen bis zu Billionen von Sternen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. He claims to know how to count to a trillion.

  5. Brazilians realized they paid trillions of reals in taxes to their government.

Origin

Borrowed from French trillion, from French tri- (“three”) + -illion, equivalent to tri- +

Borrowed from French trillion, from French tri- (“three”) + -illion, equivalent to tri- + -illion.

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Forms

plural: trillions
Singulartrillion
Pluraltrillions

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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