Billion meaning in English

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Definition

a billion (dollars): 1,000,000,000 (dollars) noun
1 billion people a thousand million people
Adrien is a billionaire. He has millions and millions of dollars.
Thanks a billion Thanks a lot, thanks very much, I'm so grateful

Examples

  • "Miaow Yang (IFC executive): ...But Mr. Delavigne, Mr. Oléré, we are prepared to give you a billion dollars!"
  • "Over the years, dinosaurs, these gigantic lizards which roamed the earth billions of years ago, have become a controversial subject."
  • "Kevin : One billion dollars is a lot of money, Jean."
  • "We handle billions of dollars and perform thousands of transactions every day."
  • "Over 1.5 billion people use the internet, and that is a good thing."
  • "Did you say a billion dollars?"
  • "Do you know what a billion dollars can buy you?"
  • "Thanks a billion."
  • "Just one month ago, IFC reportedly made a billion-dollar offer to acquire the innovative American juice store after hearing rumors of the "magical" properties of their products."
  • "The seven billion dollar deal had been in the works for months, says Professor Ping "Pong" Faan, chair of the economics department at Beijing University."
  • "Philip : In the third quarter of 2004, Shmike's total revenues were $2.9 billion dollars..."
  • "Wang acquired Dulce & Carpaccio last week for 7.1 billion dollars, further evidence that Wang is eying distribution channels."
  • "Rebels are demanding $4 billion in ransom and have threatened to remove the hostages' hairs one by one tomorrow morning."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with the words equivalent to the numbers given below (write out each number).

Example: If we win 50 dollars in the lottery, then we have won fifty dollars.

If we win 1,000,000 dollars in the lottery, then we have won a dollars.
If we win 1,000 dollars in the lottery, then we have won a dollars.
If we win 1,000,000,000 dollars in the lottery, then we have won a dollars.
Fill in the blanks with the words equivalent to the numbers given below (write out each number).

Example: If we win 50 dollars in the lottery, then we have won fifty dollars.

If we win 1,000,000 dollars in the lottery, then we have won a million 1 dollars.
If we win 1,000 dollars in the lottery, then we have won a thousand 2 dollars.
If we win 1,000,000,000 dollars in the lottery, then we have won a billion 3 dollars.
1 million: The number "1,000,000" is written one "million" in English.
2 thousand: The number "1,000" is written one "thousand" in English.
3 billion: The number "1,000,000,000" is written one "billion" in English.
Exercise 2
In the dialogue, Jean tells Kevin that he is going to collect a large amount of money.

$1,000,000,000 is called one dollars.
In the dialogue, Jean tells Kevin that he is going to collect a large amount of money.

$1,000,000,000 is called one billion dollars.
billion: "Billion" is the correct answer here. "One billion dollars" is "one thousand million dollars": a lot of money!

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