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Definition of milliard in English: milliardnoun ˈmɪlɪɑːdmɪlˈjɑrd British One thousand million (a term now largely superseded by billion). Example sentencesExamples - Of course, we used to use the word milliard for ‘one thousand million’.
- The only one of these which has gained any currency in English is milliard (for a thousand million) but it must be quite unfamiliar to most people today.
- The exports and imports of the world had, in 1840, a value of 28, in 1889 of 74, milliards of marks.
Origin Late 18th century: French, from mille 'thousand'. Definition of milliard in US English: milliardnounmilˈyärdmɪlˈjɑrd British One thousand million (a term now largely superseded by billion). Example sentencesExamples - The only one of these which has gained any currency in English is milliard (for a thousand million) but it must be quite unfamiliar to most people today.
- Of course, we used to use the word milliard for ‘one thousand million’.
- The exports and imports of the world had, in 1840, a value of 28, in 1889 of 74, milliards of marks.
Origin Late 18th century: French, from mille ‘thousand’. |