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billion

/ˈbɪljən/

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noun

Milliarde

(modern British & Australian, short scale) a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^2): 1 followed by nine zeros, 109; a milliard

Examples :

"The company's profits reached a billion dollars this year. "

Die Gewinne des Unternehmens erreichten in diesem Jahr eine Milliarde Dollar.

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noun

Billion, eine Billion

(British & Australian, long scale) A million million (logic: 1,000,000^2): a 1 followed by twelve zeros; 1012

Examples :

"The company's profits reached a billion dollars this year. "

Die Gewinne des Unternehmens erreichten in diesem Jahr eine Billion Dollar.

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noun

Milliarde

An unspecified very large number.

Examples :

"There were billions of people at the concert."

Es waren Milliarden von Menschen auf dem Konzert.

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