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trillion

numeralmasculinegeneral usecommon/bi.ʎɐ̃w̃/bi·lhão

Definition

1

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.

Usage examples

The national debt is measured in trillions of dollars.
It would take trillions of years for the universe to end in heat death.

Common combinations

one trilliontrillions of dollarsseveral trillion