billion

numeral
bil·lion
bĭl'yən

Either of two large amounts

Other meanings

a thousand million (): 1 followed by nine zeros, 109.
A million (times a) million (): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.

Related words

multibillions
Boring Billion
centibillion
megabillion
multibillion
billionaire
billion-dollar grass
billion-dollar question
billion laughs
golden billion
multi-billion

Example sentences

“A billion international auxiliary languages is never enough.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“There are billions of galaxies scattered throughout the universe.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “billion” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.