How to pronounce billion
American English pronunciation
BIL-yun
- IPA
- /ˈbɪljən/
- Syllables
- BIL · yun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What billion means
A thousand millions, a 1 followed by nine zeros
In a sentence: The huge number of stars in the galaxy is more than a billion.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from French billion, which was built from bi- and the ending of million.
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