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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122. Nearly ￡7 billion has been wiped off share prices worldwide.
123. Last year 400,000 acres of land yielded a crop worth $1.75 billion.
124. In 1968 the states collectively spent $2 billion on it.
125. The Chancellor is expected to claw back £2.8 billion in the budget.
126. Exports in June rose 1.5% to a record $30.91 billion.
127. This figure is predicted to rise to one billion by the year 2005.
128. Worldwide sales reached 2.5 billion.
129. That saves them nearly $ 4 billion a year.
130. Farnham[http://sentencedict.com], which manages assets of $ 30 billion.
131. Congress appropriated $11.7 billion for anti-drug campaigns.
132. Mind has waited for 3 billion years on this planet before composing its first string quartet.
133. The current account deficit has steadily expanded since August, when it narrowed to A $ 1. 4 billion.
134. Even so, $ 50 million is a very small amount to reach six billion people.
135. The budget allocates $ 19. 45 billion to State Department operations, foreign aid, peacekeeping and international lending institutions.
136. We have a very large fixed asset base of ￡5 billion, producing ￡3 billion of sales.
137. The big bank holding company said the thrift, based in Las Vegas, has $ 1. 8 billion in assets.
138. Star Banc is a bank holding company with about $ 9. 7 billion in assets.
139. In particular, he said the Pentagon would have to spend up to $ 1 billion per arsenal ship for the missiles.
140. Due to the economy's strong recovery, Mexico will repay ahead of schedule the last installment of a $13.5 billion loan.
141. The moves are designed to alleviate Lonrho's estimated ￡1 billion debts.
142. He said collection of delinquent payments has increased from $ 8 billion to $ 11 billion under his administration.
143. The property they own has an assessed valuation for tax purposes of $ 1. 6 billion.
144. The banking concern had $ 1. 4 billion in assets at Sept. 30.
145. Before the merger plan was announced in March, Blue Cross was considering giving $ 2. 4 billion to the foundation.
146. For the week, the daily average was 11. 21 billion baht.
147. Last year 1. 3 billion passengers took a flight in an airplane.
148. Dole voted against the bill on the ground that it contained $ 5 billion in wasteful social spending.
149. The value of beef exports in 1995 was $ 3. 1 billion.
150. The total annual cost of fuel as calculated would then increase from 2. 07 to 2. 96 billion dollars.