BILLION


Meaning of BILLION in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' bi(l)-y ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from bi- + -illion (as in million )

Date: 1834

1 ― see NUMBER table

2 : a very large number

– billion adjective

– bil · lionth \ -y ə n(t)th \ adjective or noun

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