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trillion
[ tril-yuhn ]
noun
- a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
adjective
- amounting to one trillion in number.
trillion
/ ˈtrɪljən /
noun
- the number represented as one followed by twelve zeros (10 12); a million million
- (formerly, in Britain) the number represented as one followed by eighteen zeros (10 18); a million million million
- often plural an exceptionally large but unspecified number
determiner
- preceded bya or a numeral
- amounting to a trillion
a trillion stars
- ( as pronoun )
there are three trillion
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Derived Forms
- ˈtrillionth, nounadjective
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Other Words From
- trillionth noun adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trillion1
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Example Sentences
World GDP (including North Pole toyshop gross output) is $84.97 trillion.
There are about 80 million Americans between the ages of 18-34 and next year they are expected to spend $2.45 trillion.
Among other things, the bill appropriates $1.1 trillion in funding—including over $550 billion for the Department of Defense.
In 2012, the top 20 percent made $13.5 trillion in income; the entire bottom 80% made $1 trillion.
Illegal immigrants have already paid about $1 trillion into social security.
Its distance is 64 trillion kilometers (391⁄2 trillion miles).
Its distance is 69 trillion kilometers (421⁄2 trillion miles).
The power represented approximately twenty trillion horsepower.
After long observation, they succeeded in determining its distance as 92 trillion kilometers (57 trillion miles).
We traverse a few more trillion miles in our rapid course, and it shines out like a fine star of the first magnitude.
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