trillion
numeralmasculine/bi.ʎɐ̃w̃/medium
bi·lhão
Definition
Cardinal numeral representing a million million (1,000,000,000,000). Note: In British English (long scale), 'trillion' means 10^18, but in US/short scale and many international contexts, it means 10^12.
The national debt is measured in trillions of dollars.
It would take trillions of years for the universe to end in heat death.
Common collocations
one trilliontrillions of dollarsseveral trillion
Etymology
Do francês 'billion', por sua vez do italiano 'bilione'.