Synonyms for Billion
ˈbɪl yənbil·lion

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1. billion, one million million, 1000000000000noun

   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

   Synonyms:
   trillion, billion, zillion, one million million, gazillion, million, jillion, one thousand million

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

2. million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillionnoun

   a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

   "there were millions of flies"

   Synonyms:
   one thousand thousand, one million million million, billion, meg, trillion, gazillion, million, one million million, one thousand million, jillion, zillion

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

3. billion, one thousand million, 1000000000adjective

   the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

   Synonyms:
   trillion, billion, zillion, one million million, gazillion, million, jillion, one thousand million

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

4. billionadjective

   denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

5. billionadjective

   denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

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1. • Large Indefinite Quantity

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1. List of paraphrases for "billion":

   million, billions, bln, trillion, millions, bn, 1bln, zillion

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1. President Rafael Correa:

   For the country, the work represents $1.2 billion in investment, making this one of the most important foreign investments Ecuador has received, the deepwater port of Posorja will have a fundamental impact on the competitiveness of the country.

2. Bob Stanley:

   He's got $9 billion. Why is he getting into this other than he's worried about the country? he wants to take care of us.

3. Evercore ISI analyst Arndt Ellinghorst:

   Does all this add up to 25 billion euros? Even if it does, the fact that VW will have a new CEO who will very likely push for more restructuring is great news.

4. Michael Mina:

   Five bucks is a good price. And it's the right price that if Congress appropriates $5 or $10 billion, we could really, really make a major, major difference in this pandemic with that amount of money still giving the companies what they want.

5. Murray Aitken:

   $ 100 billion is a significant proportion of total spending on medicines and total healthcare costs, but it's part of the healthcare system that's producing great results and bringing great benefit to patients.