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Billion
Translation of "billion" into Russian
billion
Noun
UK
/ˈbɪljən/
US
/ˈbɪljən/
billion
billions pl
The company made a profit of one billion dollars last year.
Компания получила прибыль в один миллиард долларов в прошлом году.
Definitions
billion
Noun
UK
/ˈbɪljən/
US
/ˈbɪljən/
A number equivalent to a thousand million (1,000,000,000) in the short scale, commonly used in the United States.
The company reported a profit of over two billion dollars last year.
A number equivalent to a million million (1,000,000,000,000) in the long scale, commonly used in some European countries.
In some countries, a billion is equivalent to a trillion in the United States.
An extremely large number or amount, often used hyperbolically.
There are billions of stars in the galaxy.
billion
Adjective
UK
/ˈbɪljən/
US
/ˈbɪljən/
Amounting to or worth one billion in number, quantity, or monetary units.
The company signed a billion-dollar contract.
billion
Numeral
UK
/ˈbɪljən/
US
/ˈbɪljən/
The cardinal number equal to one thousand million on the short scale (1 000 000 000).
Billion is written as the digit 1 followed by nine zeros.
In the long scale, the cardinal number equal to one million million (1 000 000 000 000).
Historically in Britain, a billion was 1 000 000 000 000.
Idioms and phrases
billion in revenue
The company reported a billion in revenue this quarter.
миллиард дохода
Компания сообщила о миллиарде дохода в этом квартале.
billion in assets
The firm manages a billion in assets for its clients.
миллиард активов
Фирма управляет миллиардами активов для своих клиентов.