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[ tril-yuhn ] / ˈtrɪl yən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR trillion ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural tril·lions, (as after a numeral) tril·lion.a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros. adjectiveamounting to one trillion in number. Origin of trillion1680–90; <French, equivalent to tr(i)- tri- + (m)illionmillion OTHER WORDS FROM trilliontrillionth, noun, adjectiveWords nearby trilliontriliteral, triliteralism, trilithon, trill, Trilling, trillion, trillionaire, trillium, trilobate, trilobed, trilobite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trillionWorld GDP (including North Pole toyshop gross output) is $84.97 trillion. Santa Fails One More Time|P. J. O’Rourke|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST There are about 80 million Americans between the ages of 18-34 and next year they are expected to spend $2.45 trillion. When Will We See a #Millennial Congress?|Linda Killian|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Among other things, the bill appropriates $1.1 trillion in funding—including over $550 billion for the Department of Defense. Merry Christmas, Defense Contractors!|Veronique de Rugy|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST In 2012, the top 20 percent made $13.5 trillion in income; the entire bottom 80% made $1 trillion. Dear Evangelicals: You’re Being Had|Jay Michaelson|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Illegal immigrants have already paid about $1 trillion into social security. How Immigrants Will Save Social Security|Eleanor Clift|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST After long observation, they succeeded in determining its distance as 92 trillion kilometers (57 trillion miles). Astronomy for Amateurs|Camille Flammarion Not one of these stars is within a trillion miles of any other. Life in a Thousand Worlds|William Shuler Harris This has happened in the case of the words million, billion, trillion, &c. Notes and Queries, Number 135, May 29, 1852|Various Like, a trillion years of all the computers ever invented working 24/7 won't be able to do it. Little Brother|Cory Doctorow Its distance is 64 trillion kilometers (391⁄2 trillion miles). Astronomy for Amateurs|Camille Flammarion
British Dictionary definitions for trillion
nounthe number represented as one followed by twelve zeros (10 12); a million million (formerly, in Britain) the number represented as one followed by eighteen zeros (10 18); a million million million (often plural) an exceptionally large but unspecified number determiner(preceded by a or a numeral) - amounting to a trilliona trillion stars
- (as pronoun)there are three trillion
Derived forms of trilliontrillionth, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for trillionC17: from French, on the model of million Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to trillionprofusion, gathering, stockpile, scad, cluster, fullness, jumble, total, mint, bunch, mountain, congeries, lots, sum, much, hill, hoard, ream, agglomeration, cargo |