What does billion mean?
Definitions for billion
ˈbɪl yənbil·lion
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word billion.
Princeton's WordNet
billion, one million million, 1000000000000noun
the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillionnoun
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
"there were millions of flies"
billion, one thousand million, 1000000000adjective
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
billionadjective
denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
billionadjective
denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain
Webster Dictionary
Billionnoun
according to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See Numeration
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Billion
bil′yun, n. a million or thousand thousand of millions (1,000,000,000,000); or, according to the French method of numeration, one thousand millions (1,000,000,000). [L. bi-, twice, and Million.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'billion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2140
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'billion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3868
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'billion' in Nouns Frequency: #913
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of billion in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of billion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of billion in a Sentence
I understand the power of the' 1 %,' you're seeing that right now literally with Michael Bloomberg, who has decided to use part of Michael Bloomberg 55 billion dollars not to buy a yacht, not to buy another home, not to buy a fancy car, but to buy the United States government.
This thing is costing me a fortune, being president, it's probably costing me from $ 3 to $ 5 billion for the privilege of being — and I couldn't care less — I don't care. You know if you're wealthy, it doesn't matter. I just want to do a great job.
The truth is that Islamophobia pervades our culture, our politics and even policy decisions, leading politicians in the Republican Party routinely spout hateful rhetoric about a religion that includes a diverse group of more than a billion peaceful worshipers around the world. This includes falsely claiming Muslims want to replace the Constitution and implement Sharia law, portraying Muslims as inherently violent.
World Bank economist Morisset:
If the port was as efficient as Mombasa, which is certainly not a great benchmark, the country would make almost $2 billion profit gain per year.
Life during the so-called Paleoproterozoic Era, 2.5 to 1.6 billion years ago, was not only bacterial, but more complex organisms had emerged at some point, likely only during some phases and under certain environmental circumstances.
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Translations for billion
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- miljardAfrikaans
- مليار, تريليونArabic
- milyardAzerbaijani
- мільярдBelarusian
- милиардBulgarian
- বিলিয়নBengali
- miliardBreton
- bilió, miliard, mil milióCatalan, Valencian
- bilión, miliardaCzech
- milliardDanish
- Milliarde, BillionGerman
- τρισεκατομμύριο, δισεκατομμύριοGreek
- miliardo, duilionoEsperanto
- millardo, mil millones, billónSpanish
- miljardEstonian
- bilioi, miliar, mila milioiBasque
- تریلیون, بیلیون, میلیاردPersian
- biljoona, miljardiFinnish
- billion, milliard, milliards, millionsFrench
- מיליארדHebrew
- अरब, एक अरबHindi
- milliárdHungarian
- միլիարդArmenian
- milliardoInterlingua
- milyarIndonesian
- milljarðaIcelandic
- miliardoItalian
- 兆, 十億Japanese
- მილიარდიGeorgian
- миллиардKazakh
- រយកោដិKhmer
- 십억, 十億Korean
- миллиардKyrgyz
- ຕື້, ພັນລ້ານLao
- milijardasLithuanian
- miljardsLatvian
- милијардаMacedonian
- тэрбумMongolian
- miliar, ribu juta, seribu juta, bilionMalay
- biljunMaltese
- ပကောဋိBurmese
- biljoen, miljardDutch
- milliardNorwegian
- biyóónNavajo, Navaho
- miliard, bilionPolish
- bilião, trilhão, bilhãoPortuguese
- llunaQuechua
- milliard, milliardaRomansh
- miliardRomanian
- миллиард, биллион, триллионRussian
- милијарда, milijardaSerbo-Croatian
- miliarda, biliónSlovak
- milijardaSlovene
- miliardëAlbanian
- triljon, biljon, miljardSwedish
- bilioniSwahili
- миллиардTajik
- พันล้านThai
- milliardTurkmen
- milyarTurkish
- миллиардTatar
- мільярдUkrainian
- مِلْيُن, اربUrdu
- milliardUzbek
- tỉ, tỷVietnamese
- 十億Chinese
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