noun
1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
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in England they call a trillion a billion
• Syn: ↑trillion, ↑1000000000000
• Regions:
↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A., ↑France, ↑French Republic
• Hypernyms: ↑large integer
2. 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
• Syn: ↑billion, ↑1000000000000
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑large integer
Useful english dictionary. 2012.