billion
Meanings
Plural: billions
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
- a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
- the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
Adjective Satellite
- denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
- denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain
Num
- Either of two large amounts:
- a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000²): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10⁹.
- Either of two large amounts:
- A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,000²): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (10¹²); a thousand milliard.
- An unspecified very large number.
Origin / Etymology
From French billion, from bi- (“two”) + -illion.
Synonyms
1000000000, 1000000000000, gazillion, jillion, milliard, million, one million million, one thousand million, thousand million, trillion, trillion[short scale]]>, zillion
Scrabble Score: 9
billion is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordbillion is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
billion is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary