Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. billion, one million million, 1000000000000(noun)

   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

2. million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion(noun)

   a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

   "there were millions of flies"

3. billion, one thousand million, 1000000000(adj)

   the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

4. billion(adj)

   denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States

5. billion(adj)

   denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Billion(noun)

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'billion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2140

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'billion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3868

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'billion' in Nouns Frequency: #913

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of billion in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of billion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Donald Trump:

   We took in $ 33 billion more.

2. Steve Singh:

   There is a $75 billion opportunity.

3. Ashade Jeremiah:

   But our (2016) budget is just 3 billion.

4. President Nicolas Maduro:

   We have received $5 billion more to finance development.

5. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal:

   We are certain that we will reach the $100 billion by 2020.

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