billion

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - 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 (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
one million million, 1000000000000
• Regions:
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
• Hypernyms:
large integer
2. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
- there were millions of flies
• Syn:
million, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion
• Hypernyms:
large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
3. the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
• Syn:
one thousand million, 1000000000
• Regions:
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US,
U.S., USA, U.S.A.
• Hypernyms:
large integer
• Hyponyms:
milliard

II - adjective

1. denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States (Freq. 4)
• Similar to:
cardinal
• Regions:
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US,
U.S., USA, U.S.A.
2. denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain
• Similar to:
cardinal
• Regions:
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  one thousand million, 1000000000, million, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion, one million million, 1000000000000