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billion

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/ˈbɪl.jən/ · bil-lion

The number equivalent to one thousand million (1,000,000,000).

Meanings

nounformal

The number equivalent to one thousand million (1,000,000,000).

عدد جو ایک ہزار ملین (1,000,000,000) کے برابر ہے۔

بلین

billion

Synonyms

thousand million10^9ایک ہزار ملینہزار کروڑکروڑ

Antonyms

millionملین

Common Collocations

  • billion dollars
  • a billion people
  • billion-dollar industry

Example Sentences

The company's value reached a billion dollars.

کمپنی کی قیمت ایک بلین ڈالر پہنچ گئی۔

Company ki qeemat aik billion dollar pohanch gayi.

There are over a billion people living in India.

بھارت میں ایک بلین سے زیادہ لوگ رہتے ہیں۔

Bharat mein aik billion se zyada log rehte hain.

The population of the world is approaching eight billion.

دنیا کی آبادی آٹھ بلین کے قریب پہنچ رہی ہے۔

Duniya ki abadi aath billion ke qareeb pohanch rahi hai.

Easily Confused With

million:A million is one thousand times less than a billion.

Word Family

billionaire
nounبلینیر

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of a billion as a 'big million' for easy recall.

Imagine a pile of 1,000 million-dollar bills.

📖 Etymology

Origin: French "billion" — a thousand million

First known use: 18th century

The term 'billion' originated in the late 17th century from the French word 'billion', which itself was formulated on the basis of 'bi-' meaning 'two', and 'illion' from million. It originally meant 'million million'.