Synonym: 1000000000, 1000000000000, jillion, million, one million million, one thousand million, trillion, zillion. Similar words: million, fill in, brilliant, fulfilling, willingness, rehabilitation, portfolio, mobile. Meaning: ['bɪljən] 
n. 1. 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 2. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) 3. the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros. adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States 2. denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain.
n. 1. 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 2. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) 3. the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros. adj. 1. denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States 2. denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain. 
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(32) The budget deficit has ballooned to $25 billion.
(33) Second quarter sales stood at ￡18 billion.
(34) He has injected ￡5.6 billion into the health service.
(35) They've spent nearly a billion dollars on it already.
(36) The Galaxy consists of 100 billion stars.
(37) Last Thursday, Nick announced record revenues of $3.4 billion.
(38) The company has recently been valued at $6 billion.
(39) Imports totalled $1.5 billion last year.
(40) Consumer spending on sports-related items amounted to ￡9.75 billion.
(41) New consumer credit fell to $3.7 billion in August.
(42) They plan to take in $1.6 billion.
(43) This is costing the taxpayer ￡10 billion a year.
(44) Sales jumped from $2.7 billion to $3.5 billion.
(45) Cosmetics is a billion dollar industry.
(46) Profits are expected to reach ￡2 billion this year.
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(47) The population aggregates a billion people.
(48) Exports totalled $10 billion in 2002.
(49) The company's worldwide turnover exceeds $5 billion.
(50) The welfare budget has been cut by $56 billion.
(51) The property has a valuation of $1.6 billion.
(52) Looking still further ahead, by the end of the next century world population is expected to be about ten billion.
(53) The Chancellor will try to claw back ￡3.5 billion in next year's Budget.
(54) His company have just announced a $1 billion stock buyback.
(55) There was a capital outflow of $22 billion in 1998.
(56) The country cannot meet the payments on its ￡80 billion foreign debt.
(57) We reckon that sitting in traffic jams costs us around $9 billion a year in lost output.
(58) That year, Japanese investment in American real estate totaled $13.06 billion.
(59) The foundation was promised a 7% increase to bring its appropriations to $2.07 billion.
(60) Whereas the city spent over $1 billion on its museums and stadium, it failed to look after its schools.