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billion

adjective noun

Denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States

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Word length
7
Starts with
B
Ends with
N
Contains
IL
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. Denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States

adjective

  1. Denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

noun

  1. The number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

noun

  1. 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

noun

  1. A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

    “There were millions of flies”

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There were millions of flies

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