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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBillion
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bɪlˈjoːn/
"Die Wirtschaft erreichte eine Billion Euro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The cardinal number equal to 10^12 (one million million, or one thousand billion) in the short scale.
"The national debt has reached nearly thirty trillion dollars." - 2
An indefinitely large number or quantity.
"There are a trillion things to consider before launching the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived in the 16th century in France, the term combines the prefix 'tri-' (three) with a modification of 'million', originally denoting a million cubed (10^18) under the long scale. In the 20th century, the short scale definition (one thousand million millions, or 10^12) became standard in English-speaking financial and scientific contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trillion" is said worldwide
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billion
Transliteration: /bi.jɔ̃/
"Le budget dépasse un billion de dollars."
Billion
Transliteration: /bɪlˈjoːn/
"Die Wirtschaft erreichte eine Billion Euro."
bilione
Transliteration: /biˈljo.ne/
"Il debito pubblico ammonta a un bilione."
billón
Transliteration: /biˈʎon/
"La economía supera un billón de dólares."
bilhão
Transliteration: /biˈl这一次w/
"O PIB ultrapassou um trilhão de reais."
खरब
Transliteration: kharab
"देश का बजट कई खरब रुपये का है।"
万亿
Transliteration: wàn yì
"这家公司的市值超过了一万亿美元。"
조
Transliteration: jo
"회사의 가치는 수조 원에 달한다."
兆
Transliteration: chō
"国家予算は数兆円にのぼる。"
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