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. Kent Smetters:

   The Inflation Reduction Act saves maybe $ 300 billion dollars in the first 10 years. If we cancel $ 10,000 of debt and just extend the pause a few months, we're going to be at about that much in terms of new cost, all the deficit reduction will be wiped out. At the same time, we're probably going to do more to increase inflation from debt cancellation than any inflation reduction from The Inflation Reduction Act.

2. Ken Goldman:

   We think the answer arguably came yesterday in the form of a $15 billion intangible asset write-down for the Kraft and Oscar Mayer brands.

3. Thomas Massie:

   I'm here to stop legislative malpractice today, passing a $ 19 billion bill with no recorded vote is legislative malpractice.

4. Xi Fengming:

   Energy consumption will be less than 5 billion tonnes if China's structural adjustment goes smoothly.

5. Justin Mankin:

   Global warming is already affecting gameplay for professional baseball. And that’s just going to continue in the future and that effect will get stronger, a billion-dollar organization can also start to put its mic towards advocating for mitigation measures. And I think that’s really important – a powerful sports organization coming out and saying, ‘ Hey, this is affecting one of the most important cultural touchstones in America. ’.