Definition/Meaning of billion

• English - Numeral: billion ( US , modern British & Australian , short scale ) A milliard , a thousand million: 1 followed by nine zeros , 10 9 . ( dated , British & Australian , long scale ) A million million: a 1 followed by twelve zeros , 10 12 . ( colloquial , in the plural , hyperbolic ) A very large number . There were billions of people at the concert . See also ( short scale ) Previous : million . Next…
• English - Etymology: From French billion
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ˈbɪljən/ Rhymes: -ɪljən Hyphenation: bil‧lion
• French - Etymology: From bi- ( “ two ” ) +‎ -illion ; i . e ., a million million . Coined by Jehan Adam in 1475 as by-million . Rendered as byllion by Nicolas Chuquet in 1484, in his article “Triparty en la science des nombres”.
• French - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /bi.ljɔ̃/