trillion

🇬🇧 UK/'triljәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

numeral

The number one million million (1,000,000,000,000; 10¹²) in the short scale used in most English-speaking countries

万亿,兆(即10¹²)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
trithree
+
llconnector
+
ionact, process, state
=trillion

Common Collocations

  • 1.trillion dollars万亿美元
  • 2.multi-trillion数万亿
  • 3.several trillion好几万亿
  • 4.trillion-dollar deal万亿级交易

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The global economy is worth over 100 trillion dollars.

  • 2.

    Scientists estimate there are two trillion galaxies in the observable universe.

  • 3.

    The government announced a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure investment plan.

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