Billion
[n] (in the United States) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
[n] (in Britain) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
[adj] (U.S.) denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units; (Britain) denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units
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