BILLION


Meaning of BILLION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbi(l)-yən ]

noun

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

Date: 1834

1. — see number table

2. : a very large number

• billion adjective

• bil·lionth -yən(t)th adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.