billion, n.
(billions)
freq. cnt. 1
(billions)
freq. cnt. 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.quantity> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
1000000000000 billion one million million
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (region)
hypernym
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
<noun.quantity>
1000000000 billion one thousand million
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (region)
hypernym
hyponym
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
<noun.quantity>
bazillion billion gazillion jillion million trillion zillion
sample sentences
"there were millions of flies"
semantic pointers
hypernym