billion

billion
['biljən] 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun
1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.) billion; milliard
2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.) billion; milliard
3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).) billion; milliard
2. adjective
(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) billion; milliard
- billionth
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['biljən] 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun
1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.) billion; milliard
2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.) billion; milliard
3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).) billion; milliard
2. adjective
(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) billion; milliard
- billionth

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  • Billion — Sf eine Million Millionen (1012) erw. fach. (18. Jh.) Neoklassische Bildung. Im 18. Jh. entlehnt aus frz. billion m., einer Wortfabrikation aus frz. million m. Million und bi (Million und bi ), wobei zwei hier die doppelte Setzung der Million… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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