billion

1. (satellite adjective) (U.S.) denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units; (Britain) denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units
Synonyms: a billion

2. (noun) (in the United States) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
Synonyms: 1000000000, one thousand million
Related Words: large integer, milliard

3. (noun) (in Britain) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
Synonyms: 1000000000000, one million million
Related Words: large integer



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