billion

🇬🇧 UK/'biljәn/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2

Definitions

n.

The number one thousand million (1,000,000,000; 10⁹)

十亿

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
bitwo, double
+
llionroot
=billion

Common Collocations

  • 1.billion dollars十亿美元
  • 2.billion people十亿人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company's revenue exceeded one billion dollars.

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