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. Chad Bown:

   We don’t read too much into the process at this point. China has 11 more months to fulfill its promises to purchase an additional $200 billion in U.S. products.

2. Bob Ferguson:

   This multi-billion-dollar corporation illegally exploited the people it detains to line its own pockets.

3. Takaomi Tomioka:

   With equity and debt combined, we could invest as much as 200 billion yen in each deal.

4. Dharmendra Pradhan:

   Resource worth 2.61 trillion rupees ($38.92 billion) will be brought to production as a result of today's decision.

5. Greg Berlin:

   Whoever is the nominee will have well over a billion dollars combined with their primary and general money to compete with Trump, trump will likely have well over a billion dollars, so I don't think money matters at the end of the day.