BILLION
\bˈɪli͡ən], \bˈɪliən], \b_ˈɪ_l_iə_n]\
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(in the United States) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
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(in Britain) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
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denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
By Princeton University
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In the United States and France, one thousand millions (1,000,000,000); in England and Germany, a million millions (1,000,000,000,000).
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A million of millions (1,000,000,000,000); or, according to the French method of numeration, one thousand millions (1,000,000,000).
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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