Billion: meaning, definitions and examples

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billion

 

[ หˆbษชljษ™n ]

Context #1 | Noun

large number

A billion is a number equal to one thousand million. It is often used in financial contexts to represent a very large sum of money or a large quantity of something.

Synonyms

1,000,000,000, thousand million

Examples of usage

  • There are over seven billion people in the world.
  • The company made a profit of one billion dollars last year.
Context #2 | Noun

British English

In British English, a billion traditionally means a million million, which is equivalent to a trillion in American English and other systems.

Synonyms

1,000,000,000,000, trillion

Examples of usage

  • The British government uses the term billion to mean a million million.

Translations

Translations of the word "billion" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น bilhรฃo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคฐเคฌ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Milliarde

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ miliar

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะผั–ะปัŒัั€ะด

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ miliard

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅๅ„„

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท milliard

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ mil millones

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท milyar

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์‹ญ์–ต

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ู„ูŠุงุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ miliarda

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ miliarda

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅไบฟ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ milijarda

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ milljarรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะผะธะปะปะธะฐั€ะด

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ milyard

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ mil millones

Etymology

The word 'billion' originated from French in the late 17th century, where it meant 'a million raised to the power of two'. It entered English in the early 18th century with the same meaning. Over time, the definition of billion has varied between different countries and systems, leading to differing interpretations of the term.

See also: billionaire.

Word Frequency Rank

This word ranks #1,761, placing it within important intermediate vocabulary. Learning it will significantly improve your ability to express yourself in English.