Definition of TRILLION

trillion

Meanings

Plural: trillions

Noun

  • a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
  • the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
    • "in England they call a quintillion a trillion"
  • the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
    • "in England they call a trillion a billion"
  • A statistic formed by a player playing some number of minutes, but recording no stats.

Adjective Satellite

  • one quintillion in Great Britain
  • one million million in the United States

Num

  • Either of two large amounts:
  • A million (times a) million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 10¹².
  • Either of two large amounts:
  • A million (times a) million (times a) million: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 10¹⁸.
  • An unspecified very large number.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French trillion, from French tri- (“three”) + -illion, equivalent to tri- + -illion.

Synonyms

1000000000000, billion, billion[long scale]]>, gazillion, jillion, million, one million million, one million million million, quintillion, zillion

Scrabble Score: 8

trillion is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
trillion is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trillion is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

trillion is a valid Words With Friends word