n. A milliard, a thousand million: 1 followed by nine zeros, 109.
n. A million million: a 1 followed by twelve zeros, 1012.
n. A very large number.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See numeration.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In Great Britain, a million of millions; as many millions as there are units in a million (1,000,000,000,000).
n. In France and the United States, a thousand millions (1,000,000,000).
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n. the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
adj. denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain
n. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
adj. denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
n. 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
Word Usage
"Right you are, but in the meantime we are giving Fisker half a $billion, Tesla about that much, and GM about $8 billion to play this con game."