milliard

[ mil-yerd, -yahrd ]

/ ˈmɪl yərd, -yɑrd /

noun British.

one thousand millions; equivalent to U.S. billion.

Origin of milliard

From French, dating back to 1785–95; see origin at milli-, -ard

Words nearby milliard

Millett, millhouse, milli-, milliammeter, milliampere, milliard, milliary, millibar, millibarn, Millicent, millicoulomb

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Example sentences from the Web for milliard

One milliard, two milliard, how many is those progeny I do not know, but of him I speak not.
Mike Flannery On Duty and Off|Ellis Parker Butler
From this we promise ourselves a yearly increase of about a milliard pounds sterling in our Freeland income.
Freeland|Theodor Hertzka
Since 1806 I have taken over a milliard francs in contributions.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
Although the public is buying bread at a high price, that price represents a loss to the Government of about a milliard a year.
The Economic Consequences of the Peace|John Maynard Keynes

No, cried a deputy, it will be like the milliard of the Congregations.
The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906|Jane Milliken Napier Brodhead

British Dictionary definitions for milliard

milliard

/ (ˈmɪlɪˌɑːd, ˈmɪljɑːd) /

noun

British (no longer in technical use) a thousand millionUS and Canadian equivalent: billion

Word Origin for milliard

C19: from French

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单词	milliard
释义	milliard [ mil-yerd, -yahrd ] / ˈmɪl yərd, -yɑrd / noun British. one thousand millions; equivalent to U.S. billion. Origin of milliard From French, dating back to 1785–95; see origin at milli-, -ard Words nearby milliard Millett, millhouse, milli-, milliammeter, milliampere, milliard, milliary, millibar, millibarn, Millicent, millicoulomb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for milliard One milliard, two milliard, how many is those progeny I do not know, but of him I speak not. Mike Flannery On Duty and Off\|Ellis Parker Butler From this we promise ourselves a yearly increase of about a milliard pounds sterling in our Freeland income. Freeland\|Theodor Hertzka Since 1806 I have taken over a milliard francs in contributions. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte\|William Milligan Sloane Although the public is buying bread at a high price, that price represents a loss to the Government of about a milliard a year. The Economic Consequences of the Peace\|John Maynard Keynes No, cried a deputy, it will be like the milliard of the Congregations. The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906\|Jane Milliken Napier Brodhead British Dictionary definitions for milliard milliard / (ˈmɪlɪˌɑːd, ˈmɪljɑːd) / noun British (no longer in technical use) a thousand millionUS and Canadian equivalent: billion Word Origin for milliard C19: from French 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
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