Synonyms for billion
ˈbɪl yənbil·lion

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1. billion, one million million, 1000000000000noun

   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

   Synonyms:
   trillion, zillion, one million million, gazillion, million, jillion, one thousand million

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

2. million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillionnoun

   a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

   "there were millions of flies"

   Synonyms:
   one thousand thousand, one million million million, meg, trillion, gazillion, million, one million million, one thousand million, jillion, zillion

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

3. billion, one thousand million, 1000000000adjective

   the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

   Synonyms:
   trillion, zillion, one million million, gazillion, million, jillion, one thousand million

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

4. billionadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

5. billionadjective

   denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

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1. • Large Indefinite Quantity

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1. List of paraphrases for "billion":

   million, billions, bln, trillion, millions, bn, 1bln, zillion

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1. Seth Shostak:

   There is estimated to be in our galaxy alone a trillion planets. And we can see 100 billion galaxies, it's believed that one in 10 stars may have a habitable world capable of supporting life.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   There is a lot we need to do, and fast. First and foremost, Congress should meet President Obama's request for $1.8 billion in emergency appropriations to fight Zika.

3. Gregor Boehm:

   But together with co-investments from our investors the total equity investment can be up to 1 billion euros and the enterprise value (deal value including debt), even up to 2 billion euros.

4. Finance Minister Michel Sapin:

   Over the last five years, French companies have invested more than $1 billion per year in India, we estimate that they will continue to invest at least $10 billion over the next five years.

5. Peter Hero:

   ( Facebook CEO Mark) Zuckerberg gave a billion to The Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and it's sitting there, it's actually sitting on Wall Street. It's not going out. ( Zuckerberg) hasn't decided what to do with it.