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billion

billion
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • bedrag van één miljard
  • 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

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billion
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

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    billion
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

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      billion
      Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
        • denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
        billion
        Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
          • denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

          Voorbeeldzinnen

          1. We are seven billion now.
          2. The trade balance registered a surplus of $76 billion, with exports reaching $314 billion and imports $238 billion.
          3. The world's population recently passed 7 billion.
          4. America's foreign debt shot past $500 billion.
          5. A generous man contributed some two billion yen to charity.
          6. There are about seven billion people in the world.
          7. Japan's foreign direct investment reached $10 billion last year.
          8. The age of the universe is about 13.75 billion years.
          9. There are almost seven billion people in the world.
          10. The universe was born more than 12 billion years ago.
          11. The population of the world now is about 3 billion.
          12. There are more than six billion people in the world.
          13. There's around 6 billion people in the world.
          14. The population of China has already exceeded 1.3 billion.
          15. Foreign direct investments in China amounted to $3 billion last year.