billion

billion is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See Numeration. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 13 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See Numeration.
2. noun. the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
3. noun. 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
4. noun. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

   "there were millions of flies"

   Synonyms: gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion

5. adjective. denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
6. adjective. denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

Synonyms

gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion

Common word forms

billions

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