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.
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91. Expenditure this year should be just under 15 billion pounds.
92. British people chomp their way through more than a billion bars of chocolate every year.
93. Britain could save £4.6 billion a year in road transport costs if more people cycled.
94. Vernon estimates the company's net worth at over $8 billion.
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95. The tourist industry yielded an estimated $2.25 billion for the state last year.
96. The company will share out $1.3 billion among 500,000 policyholders.
97. This has been done by plundering £4 billion from the Government reserves.
98. The budget should hit the $136 billion target on the nose.
99. The cost of the damage is estimated at around $2 billion.
100. The government estimates that its borrowing requirement this year could reach £150 billion, subject to a wide margin of error.
101. His fortune has been variously estimated at between $1 and $2 billion.
102. Israel had originally wanted $1 billion in aid, but compromised on the $650 million.
103. They became the first company in their field to pass the £2 billion turn-over mark.
104. Japan's annual trade surplus is in the region of 100 billion dollars.
105. The government has ploughed more than $20 billion into building new schools.
106. The sulphur dioxide level in the air was 32 parts per billion.
107. Survivors of the fire later brought a billion dollar lawsuit against the company.
108. Turnover reached $2 billion in the 12 months to September.
109. A £1 billion investment would be of considerable assistance to the railways.
110. The stars must have formed 10 to 15 billion years ago.
111. His businesses are worth a combined total of $3 billion.
112. The US is contributing $4 billion in loans,(Sentencedict.com) credits and grants.
113. Novello says college students will spend $4.2 billion yearly on alcoholic beverages.
114. Citicorp plans to lop $1.5 billion a year from its operating costs.
115. His proposals could cost the taxpayer around £8 billion a year.
116. Government spending on health care totals about $60 billion a year.
117. This law is known to hold true for galaxies at a distance of at least several billion light years.
118. By the end of 1989 the group had assets of 3.5 billion francs.
119. Although the original budget for the project was $1 billion, the eventual cost is likely to be 50% higher.
120. Borrowing is set to soar to an astonishing £60 billion.