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. 31. The national debt stands at fifty-five billion dollars.
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.
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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.
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,(sentencedict.com) 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.