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Definition of 'billion'English
Numeral
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A milliard, a thousand million: 1 followed by nine zeros, 109.
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A million million: a 1 followed by twelve zeros, 1012.
(colloquial|in the plural|hyperbole) A very large number.
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See also
* (short scale) Previous': million. ' Next trillion:
* (long scale) Previous': milliard. ' Next billiard:
* ISO prefix: giga-
Derived terms
* billionaire
Related terms
* trillion, coined at same time
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